What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23972 and 23977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23972 and 23977 is 1.

GCF(23972,23977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23972 and 23977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23972 and 23977.

How to find the GCF of 23972 and 23977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23972 and 23977. After we will calculate the factors of 23972 and 23977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23972

Prime factors of 23972 are 2, 13, 461. Prime factorization of 23972 in exponential form is:

23972 = 2² × 13¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23977

Prime factors of 23977 are 23977. Prime factorization of 23977 in exponential form is:

23977 = 23977¹

Step-3: Factors of 23972

List of positive integer factors of 23972 that divides 23972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 461, 922, 1844, 5993, 11986

Step-4: Factors of 23977

List of positive integer factors of 23977 that divides 23972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23972 and 23977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23972 and 23977 is 1.

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