What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23568 and 23577?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23568 and 23577 is 3.

GCF(23568,23577) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23568 and 23577, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23568 and 23577.

How to find the GCF of 23568 and 23577?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23568 and 23577. After we will calculate the factors of 23568 and 23577 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23568

Prime factors of 23568 are 2, 3, 491. Prime factorization of 23568 in exponential form is:

23568 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23577

Prime factors of 23577 are 3, 29, 271. Prime factorization of 23577 in exponential form is:

23577 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 23568

List of positive integer factors of 23568 that divides 23568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2946, 3928, 5892, 7856, 11784

Step-4: Factors of 23577

List of positive integer factors of 23577 that divides 23568 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 271, 813, 7859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23568 and 23577. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23568 and 23577 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23568 and 23577