What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23253 and 23268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23253 and 23268 is 3.

GCF(23253,23268) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23253 and 23268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23253 and 23268.

How to find the GCF of 23253 and 23268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23253 and 23268. After we will calculate the factors of 23253 and 23268 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 23268

Prime factors of 23268 are 2, 3, 7, 277. Prime factorization of 23268 in exponential form is:

23268 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 277¹

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 23268

List of positive integer factors of 23268 that divides 23253 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 1939, 3324, 3878, 5817, 7756, 11634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23253 and 23268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23253 and 23268 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23253 and 23268