What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23987 and 23992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23987 and 23992 is 1.

GCF(23987,23992) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23987 and 23992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23987 and 23992.

How to find the GCF of 23987 and 23992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23987 and 23992. After we will calculate the factors of 23987 and 23992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23987

Prime factors of 23987 are 17, 83. Prime factorization of 23987 in exponential form is:

23987 = 17² × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23992

Prime factors of 23992 are 2, 2999. Prime factorization of 23992 in exponential form is:

23992 = 2³ × 2999¹

Step-3: Factors of 23987

List of positive integer factors of 23987 that divides 23987 without a remainder.

1, 17, 83, 289, 1411

Step-4: Factors of 23992

List of positive integer factors of 23992 that divides 23987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2999, 5998, 11996

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23987 and 23992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23987 and 23992 is 1.

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