What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23668 and 23688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23668 and 23688 is 4.

GCF(23668,23688) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23668 and 23688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23668 and 23688.

How to find the GCF of 23668 and 23688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23668 and 23688. After we will calculate the factors of 23668 and 23688 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 23688

Prime factors of 23688 are 2, 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 23688 in exponential form is:

23688 = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 47¹

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 23688

List of positive integer factors of 23688 that divides 23668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28, 36, 42, 47, 56, 63, 72, 84, 94, 126, 141, 168, 188, 252, 282, 329, 376, 423, 504, 564, 658, 846, 987, 1128, 1316, 1692, 1974, 2632, 2961, 3384, 3948, 5922, 7896, 11844

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23668 and 23688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23668 and 23688 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23668 and 23688