What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23977 and 23988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23977 and 23988 is 1.

GCF(23977,23988) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23977 and 23988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23977 and 23988.

How to find the GCF of 23977 and 23988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23977 and 23988. After we will calculate the factors of 23977 and 23988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23977

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

23977 = 23977¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23988

Prime factors of 23988 are 2, 3, 1999. Prime factorization of 23988 in exponential form is:

23988 = 2² × 3¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 23977

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

Step-4: Factors of 23988

List of positive integer factors of 23988 that divides 23977 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1999, 3998, 5997, 7996, 11994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23977 and 23988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23977 and 23988 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23977 and 23988