What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23304 and 23308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23304 and 23308 is 4.

GCF(23304,23308) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23304 and 23308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23304 and 23308.

How to find the GCF of 23304 and 23308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23304 and 23308. After we will calculate the factors of 23304 and 23308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23304

Prime factors of 23304 are 2, 3, 971. Prime factorization of 23304 in exponential form is:

23304 = 2³ × 3¹ × 971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23308

Prime factors of 23308 are 2, 5827. Prime factorization of 23308 in exponential form is:

23308 = 2² × 5827¹

Step-3: Factors of 23304

List of positive integer factors of 23304 that divides 23304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 971, 1942, 2913, 3884, 5826, 7768, 11652

Step-4: Factors of 23308

List of positive integer factors of 23308 that divides 23304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5827, 11654

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23304 and 23308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23304 and 23308 is 4.

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