What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23724 and 23728?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23724 and 23728 is 4.

GCF(23724,23728) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23724 and 23728, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23724 and 23728.

How to find the GCF of 23724 and 23728?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23724 and 23728. After we will calculate the factors of 23724 and 23728 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23724

Prime factors of 23724 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 23724 in exponential form is:

23724 = 2² × 3² × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23728

Prime factors of 23728 are 2, 1483. Prime factorization of 23728 in exponential form is:

23728 = 2⁴ × 1483¹

Step-3: Factors of 23724

List of positive integer factors of 23724 that divides 23724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 659, 1318, 1977, 2636, 3954, 5931, 7908, 11862

Step-4: Factors of 23728

List of positive integer factors of 23728 that divides 23724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1483, 2966, 5932, 11864

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23724 and 23728. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23724 and 23728 is 4.

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