What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23562 and 23579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23562 and 23579 is 17.

GCF(23562,23579) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23562 and 23579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23562 and 23579.

How to find the GCF of 23562 and 23579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23562 and 23579. After we will calculate the factors of 23562 and 23579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23579

Prime factors of 23579 are 17, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 23579 in exponential form is:

23579 = 17¹ × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 23562

List of positive integer factors of 23562 that divides 23562 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

Step-4: Factors of 23579

List of positive integer factors of 23579 that divides 23562 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19, 73, 323, 1241, 1387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23562 and 23579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23562 and 23579 is 17.

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