What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23640 and 23656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23640 and 23656 is 8.

GCF(23640,23656) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23640 and 23656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23640 and 23656.

How to find the GCF of 23640 and 23656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23640 and 23656. After we will calculate the factors of 23640 and 23656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23640

Prime factors of 23640 are 2, 3, 5, 197. Prime factorization of 23640 in exponential form is:

23640 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23656

Prime factors of 23656 are 2, 2957. Prime factorization of 23656 in exponential form is:

23656 = 2³ × 2957¹

Step-3: Factors of 23640

List of positive integer factors of 23640 that divides 23640 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 197, 394, 591, 788, 985, 1182, 1576, 1970, 2364, 2955, 3940, 4728, 5910, 7880, 11820

Step-4: Factors of 23656

List of positive integer factors of 23656 that divides 23640 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2957, 5914, 11828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23640 and 23656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23640 and 23656 is 8.

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