What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23668 and 23686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23668 and 23686 is 2.

GCF(23668,23686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23668 and 23686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23668 and 23686.

How to find the GCF of 23668 and 23686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23668 and 23686. After we will calculate the factors of 23668 and 23686 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 23686

Prime factors of 23686 are 2, 13, 911. Prime factorization of 23686 in exponential form is:

23686 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 911¹

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 23686

List of positive integer factors of 23686 that divides 23668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 911, 1822, 11843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23668 and 23686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23668 and 23686 is 2.

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