What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23721 and 23727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23721 and 23727 is 3.

GCF(23721,23727) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23721 and 23727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23721 and 23727.

How to find the GCF of 23721 and 23727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23721 and 23727. After we will calculate the factors of 23721 and 23727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23721

Prime factors of 23721 are 3, 7907. Prime factorization of 23721 in exponential form is:

23721 = 3¹ × 7907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23727

Prime factors of 23727 are 3, 11, 719. Prime factorization of 23727 in exponential form is:

23727 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 719¹

Step-3: Factors of 23721

List of positive integer factors of 23721 that divides 23721 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7907

Step-4: Factors of 23727

List of positive integer factors of 23727 that divides 23721 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 719, 2157, 7909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23721 and 23727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23721 and 23727 is 3.

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