What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23156 and 23176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23156 and 23176 is 4.

GCF(23156,23176) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23156 and 23176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23156 and 23176.

How to find the GCF of 23156 and 23176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23156 and 23176. After we will calculate the factors of 23156 and 23176 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23156

Prime factors of 23156 are 2, 7, 827. Prime factorization of 23156 in exponential form is:

23156 = 2² × 7¹ × 827¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23176

Prime factors of 23176 are 2, 2897. Prime factorization of 23176 in exponential form is:

23176 = 2³ × 2897¹

Step-3: Factors of 23156

List of positive integer factors of 23156 that divides 23156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 827, 1654, 3308, 5789, 11578

Step-4: Factors of 23176

List of positive integer factors of 23176 that divides 23156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2897, 5794, 11588

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23156 and 23176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23156 and 23176 is 4.

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