What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23949 and 23966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23949 and 23966 is 1.

GCF(23949,23966) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23949 and 23966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23949 and 23966.

How to find the GCF of 23949 and 23966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23949 and 23966. After we will calculate the factors of 23949 and 23966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23949

Prime factors of 23949 are 3, 887. Prime factorization of 23949 in exponential form is:

23949 = 3³ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23966

Prime factors of 23966 are 2, 23, 521. Prime factorization of 23966 in exponential form is:

23966 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 23949

List of positive integer factors of 23949 that divides 23949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 887, 2661, 7983

Step-4: Factors of 23966

List of positive integer factors of 23966 that divides 23949 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 521, 1042, 11983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23949 and 23966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23949 and 23966 is 1.

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