What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23656 and 23676?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23656 and 23676 is 4.

GCF(23656,23676) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23656 and 23676, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23656 and 23676.

How to find the GCF of 23656 and 23676?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23656 and 23676. After we will calculate the factors of 23656 and 23676 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23656

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

23656 = 2³ × 2957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23676

Prime factors of 23676 are 2, 3, 1973. Prime factorization of 23676 in exponential form is:

23676 = 2² × 3¹ × 1973¹

Step-3: Factors of 23656

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23676

List of positive integer factors of 23676 that divides 23656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1973, 3946, 5919, 7892, 11838

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23656 and 23676. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23656 and 23676 is 4.

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