What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23661 and 23679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23661 and 23679 is 9.

GCF(23661,23679) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23661 and 23679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23661 and 23679.

How to find the GCF of 23661 and 23679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23661 and 23679. After we will calculate the factors of 23661 and 23679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23679

Prime factors of 23679 are 3, 877. Prime factorization of 23679 in exponential form is:

23679 = 3³ × 877¹

Step-3: Factors of 23661

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23679

List of positive integer factors of 23679 that divides 23661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 877, 2631, 7893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23661 and 23679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23661 and 23679 is 9.

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