What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23644 and 23662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23644 and 23662 is 2.

GCF(23644,23662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23644 and 23662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23644 and 23662.

How to find the GCF of 23644 and 23662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23644 and 23662. After we will calculate the factors of 23644 and 23662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23644

Prime factors of 23644 are 2, 23, 257. Prime factorization of 23644 in exponential form is:

23644 = 2² × 23¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23662

Prime factors of 23662 are 2, 11831. Prime factorization of 23662 in exponential form is:

23662 = 2¹ × 11831¹

Step-3: Factors of 23644

List of positive integer factors of 23644 that divides 23644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 257, 514, 1028, 5911, 11822

Step-4: Factors of 23662

List of positive integer factors of 23662 that divides 23644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23644 and 23662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23644 and 23662 is 2.

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