What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23568 and 23586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23568 and 23586 is 6.

GCF(23568,23586) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23568 and 23586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23568 and 23586.

How to find the GCF of 23568 and 23586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23568 and 23586. After we will calculate the factors of 23568 and 23586 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 23586

Prime factors of 23586 are 2, 3, 3931. Prime factorization of 23586 in exponential form is:

23586 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3931¹

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 23586

List of positive integer factors of 23586 that divides 23568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3931, 7862, 11793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23568 and 23586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23568 and 23586 is 6.

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