What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23551 and 23562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23551 and 23562 is 11.

GCF(23551,23562) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23551 and 23562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23551 and 23562.

How to find the GCF of 23551 and 23562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23551 and 23562. After we will calculate the factors of 23551 and 23562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23551

Prime factors of 23551 are 11, 2141. Prime factorization of 23551 in exponential form is:

23551 = 11¹ × 2141¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23562

Prime factors of 23562 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 23562 in exponential form is:

23562 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 23551

List of positive integer factors of 23551 that divides 23551 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2141

Step-4: Factors of 23562

List of positive integer factors of 23562 that divides 23551 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 33, 34, 42, 51, 63, 66, 77, 99, 102, 119, 126, 153, 154, 187, 198, 231, 238, 306, 357, 374, 462, 561, 693, 714, 1071, 1122, 1309, 1386, 1683, 2142, 2618, 3366, 3927, 7854, 11781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23551 and 23562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23551 and 23562 is 11.

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