What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23608 and 23626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23608 and 23626 is 2.

GCF(23608,23626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23608 and 23626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23608 and 23626.

How to find the GCF of 23608 and 23626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23608 and 23626. After we will calculate the factors of 23608 and 23626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23608

Prime factors of 23608 are 2, 13, 227. Prime factorization of 23608 in exponential form is:

23608 = 2³ × 13¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23626

Prime factors of 23626 are 2, 11813. Prime factorization of 23626 in exponential form is:

23626 = 2¹ × 11813¹

Step-3: Factors of 23608

List of positive integer factors of 23608 that divides 23608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104, 227, 454, 908, 1816, 2951, 5902, 11804

Step-4: Factors of 23626

List of positive integer factors of 23626 that divides 23608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11813

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23608 and 23626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23608 and 23626 is 2.

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