What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23727 and 23736?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23727 and 23736 is 3.

GCF(23727,23736) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23727 and 23736, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23727 and 23736.

How to find the GCF of 23727 and 23736?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23727 and 23736. After we will calculate the factors of 23727 and 23736 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 23736

Prime factors of 23736 are 2, 3, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 23736 in exponential form is:

23736 = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 23727

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23736

List of positive integer factors of 23736 that divides 23727 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 23, 24, 43, 46, 69, 86, 92, 129, 138, 172, 184, 258, 276, 344, 516, 552, 989, 1032, 1978, 2967, 3956, 5934, 7912, 11868

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23727 and 23736. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23727 and 23736 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 23727 and 23736