What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23652 and 23661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23652 and 23661 is 9.

GCF(23652,23661) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23652 and 23661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23652 and 23661.

How to find the GCF of 23652 and 23661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23652 and 23661. After we will calculate the factors of 23652 and 23661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23652

Prime factors of 23652 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 23652 in exponential form is:

23652 = 2² × 3⁴ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23661

Prime factors of 23661 are 3, 11, 239. Prime factorization of 23661 in exponential form is:

23661 = 3² × 11¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 23652

List of positive integer factors of 23652 that divides 23652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 73, 81, 108, 146, 162, 219, 292, 324, 438, 657, 876, 1314, 1971, 2628, 3942, 5913, 7884, 11826

Step-4: Factors of 23661

List of positive integer factors of 23661 that divides 23652 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 239, 717, 2151, 2629, 7887

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23652 and 23661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23652 and 23661 is 9.

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