What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23253 and 23262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23253 and 23262 is 3.

GCF(23253,23262) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23253 and 23262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23253 and 23262.

How to find the GCF of 23253 and 23262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23253 and 23262. After we will calculate the factors of 23253 and 23262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23253

Prime factors of 23253 are 3, 23, 337. Prime factorization of 23253 in exponential form is:

23253 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23262

Prime factors of 23262 are 2, 3, 3877. Prime factorization of 23262 in exponential form is:

23262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3877¹

Step-3: Factors of 23253

List of positive integer factors of 23253 that divides 23253 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 337, 1011, 7751

Step-4: Factors of 23262

List of positive integer factors of 23262 that divides 23253 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3877, 7754, 11631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23253 and 23262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23253 and 23262 is 3.

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