What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23622 and 23626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23622 and 23626 is 2.

GCF(23622,23626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23622 and 23626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23622 and 23626.

How to find the GCF of 23622 and 23626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23622 and 23626. After we will calculate the factors of 23622 and 23626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23622

Prime factors of 23622 are 2, 3, 31, 127. Prime factorization of 23622 in exponential form is:

23622 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 127¹

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 23622

List of positive integer factors of 23622 that divides 23622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 127, 186, 254, 381, 762, 3937, 7874, 11811

Step-4: Factors of 23626

List of positive integer factors of 23626 that divides 23622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11813

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23622 and 23626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23622 and 23626 is 2.

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