What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23 and 1?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23 and 1 is 1.

GCF(23,1) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23 and 1, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23 and 1.

How to find the GCF of 23 and 1?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23 and 1. After we will calculate the factors of 23 and 1 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23

Prime factors of 23 are 23. Prime factorization of 23 in exponential form is:

23 = 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 23

List of positive integer factors of 23 that divides 23 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1

List of positive integer factors of 1 that divides 23 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23 and 1. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23 and 1 is 1.

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