What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23956 and 23969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23956 and 23969 is 1.

GCF(23956,23969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23956 and 23969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23956 and 23969.

How to find the GCF of 23956 and 23969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23956 and 23969. After we will calculate the factors of 23956 and 23969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23956

Prime factors of 23956 are 2, 53, 113. Prime factorization of 23956 in exponential form is:

23956 = 2² × 53¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23969

Prime factors of 23969 are 11, 2179. Prime factorization of 23969 in exponential form is:

23969 = 11¹ × 2179¹

Step-3: Factors of 23956

List of positive integer factors of 23956 that divides 23956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 113, 212, 226, 452, 5989, 11978

Step-4: Factors of 23969

List of positive integer factors of 23969 that divides 23956 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23956 and 23969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23956 and 23969 is 1.

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