What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23550 and 23556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23550 and 23556 is 6.

GCF(23550,23556) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23550 and 23556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23550 and 23556.

How to find the GCF of 23550 and 23556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23550 and 23556. After we will calculate the factors of 23550 and 23556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23550

Prime factors of 23550 are 2, 3, 5, 157. Prime factorization of 23550 in exponential form is:

23550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23556

Prime factors of 23556 are 2, 3, 13, 151. Prime factorization of 23556 in exponential form is:

23556 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 23550

List of positive integer factors of 23550 that divides 23550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 157, 314, 471, 785, 942, 1570, 2355, 3925, 4710, 7850, 11775

Step-4: Factors of 23556

List of positive integer factors of 23556 that divides 23550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 151, 156, 302, 453, 604, 906, 1812, 1963, 3926, 5889, 7852, 11778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23550 and 23556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23550 and 23556 is 6.

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