What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23571 and 23577?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23571 and 23577 is 3.

GCF(23571,23577) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23571 and 23577, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23571 and 23577.

How to find the GCF of 23571 and 23577?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23571 and 23577. After we will calculate the factors of 23571 and 23577 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23571

Prime factors of 23571 are 3, 97. Prime factorization of 23571 in exponential form is:

23571 = 3⁵ × 97¹

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 23571

List of positive integer factors of 23571 that divides 23571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 97, 243, 291, 873, 2619, 7857

Step-4: Factors of 23577

List of positive integer factors of 23577 that divides 23571 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23571 and 23577. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23571 and 23577 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23571 and 23577