What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23580 and 23600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23580 and 23600 is 20.

GCF(23580,23600) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23580 and 23600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23580 and 23600.

How to find the GCF of 23580 and 23600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23580 and 23600. After we will calculate the factors of 23580 and 23600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23580

Prime factors of 23580 are 2, 3, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 23580 in exponential form is:

23580 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23600

Prime factors of 23600 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 23600 in exponential form is:

23600 = 2⁴ × 5² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 23580

List of positive integer factors of 23580 that divides 23580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 131, 180, 262, 393, 524, 655, 786, 1179, 1310, 1572, 1965, 2358, 2620, 3930, 4716, 5895, 7860, 11790

Step-4: Factors of 23600

List of positive integer factors of 23600 that divides 23580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 40, 50, 59, 80, 100, 118, 200, 236, 295, 400, 472, 590, 944, 1180, 1475, 2360, 2950, 4720, 5900, 11800

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23580 and 23600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23580 and 23600 is 20.

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