What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23659 and 23672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23659 and 23672 is 1.

GCF(23659,23672) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23659 and 23672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23659 and 23672.

How to find the GCF of 23659 and 23672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23659 and 23672. After we will calculate the factors of 23659 and 23672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23659

Prime factors of 23659 are 59, 401. Prime factorization of 23659 in exponential form is:

23659 = 59¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23672

Prime factors of 23672 are 2, 11, 269. Prime factorization of 23672 in exponential form is:

23672 = 2³ × 11¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 23659

List of positive integer factors of 23659 that divides 23659 without a remainder.

1, 59, 401

Step-4: Factors of 23672

List of positive integer factors of 23672 that divides 23659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 269, 538, 1076, 2152, 2959, 5918, 11836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23659 and 23672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23659 and 23672 is 1.

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