What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23640 and 23657?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23640 and 23657 is 1.

GCF(23640,23657) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23640 and 23657, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23640 and 23657.

How to find the GCF of 23640 and 23657?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23640 and 23657. After we will calculate the factors of 23640 and 23657 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 23657

Prime factors of 23657 are 41, 577. Prime factorization of 23657 in exponential form is:

23657 = 41¹ × 577¹

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 23657

List of positive integer factors of 23657 that divides 23640 without a remainder.

1, 41, 577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23640 and 23657. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23640 and 23657 is 1.

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