What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23668 and 23678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23668 and 23678 is 2.

GCF(23668,23678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23668 and 23678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23668 and 23678.

How to find the GCF of 23668 and 23678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23668 and 23678. After we will calculate the factors of 23668 and 23678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23668

Prime factors of 23668 are 2, 61, 97. Prime factorization of 23668 in exponential form is:

23668 = 2² × 61¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23678

Prime factors of 23678 are 2, 11839. Prime factorization of 23678 in exponential form is:

23678 = 2¹ × 11839¹

Step-3: Factors of 23668

List of positive integer factors of 23668 that divides 23668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 97, 122, 194, 244, 388, 5917, 11834

Step-4: Factors of 23678

List of positive integer factors of 23678 that divides 23668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23668 and 23678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23668 and 23678 is 2.

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