What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23456 and 23468?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23456 and 23468 is 4.

GCF(23456,23468) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23456 and 23468, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23456 and 23468.

How to find the GCF of 23456 and 23468?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23456 and 23468. After we will calculate the factors of 23456 and 23468 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23456

Prime factors of 23456 are 2, 733. Prime factorization of 23456 in exponential form is:

23456 = 2⁵ × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23468

Prime factors of 23468 are 2, 5867. Prime factorization of 23468 in exponential form is:

23468 = 2² × 5867¹

Step-3: Factors of 23456

List of positive integer factors of 23456 that divides 23456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 733, 1466, 2932, 5864, 11728

Step-4: Factors of 23468

List of positive integer factors of 23468 that divides 23456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5867, 11734

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23456 and 23468. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23456 and 23468 is 4.

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