What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23990 and 24000?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23990 and 24000 is 10.

GCF(23990,24000) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23990 and 24000, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23990 and 24000.

How to find the GCF of 23990 and 24000?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23990 and 24000. After we will calculate the factors of 23990 and 24000 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23990

Prime factors of 23990 are 2, 5, 2399. Prime factorization of 23990 in exponential form is:

23990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24000

Prime factors of 24000 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 24000 in exponential form is:

24000 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 5³

Step-3: Factors of 23990

List of positive integer factors of 23990 that divides 23990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2399, 4798, 11995

Step-4: Factors of 24000

List of positive integer factors of 24000 that divides 23990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 75, 80, 96, 100, 120, 125, 150, 160, 192, 200, 240, 250, 300, 320, 375, 400, 480, 500, 600, 750, 800, 960, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1600, 2000, 2400, 3000, 4000, 4800, 6000, 8000, 12000

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23990 and 24000. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23990 and 24000 is 10.

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