What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23481 and 23496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23481 and 23496 is 3.

GCF(23481,23496) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23481 and 23496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23481 and 23496.

How to find the GCF of 23481 and 23496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23481 and 23496. After we will calculate the factors of 23481 and 23496 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23481

Prime factors of 23481 are 3, 2609. Prime factorization of 23481 in exponential form is:

23481 = 3² × 2609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23496

Prime factors of 23496 are 2, 3, 11, 89. Prime factorization of 23496 in exponential form is:

23496 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 23481

List of positive integer factors of 23481 that divides 23481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2609, 7827

Step-4: Factors of 23496

List of positive integer factors of 23496 that divides 23481 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 89, 132, 178, 264, 267, 356, 534, 712, 979, 1068, 1958, 2136, 2937, 3916, 5874, 7832, 11748

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23481 and 23496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23481 and 23496 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23481 and 23496