What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23728 and 23744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23728 and 23744 is 16.

GCF(23728,23744) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23728 and 23744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23728 and 23744.

How to find the GCF of 23728 and 23744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23728 and 23744. After we will calculate the factors of 23728 and 23744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23728

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

23728 = 2⁴ × 1483¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23744

Prime factors of 23744 are 2, 7, 53. Prime factorization of 23744 in exponential form is:

23744 = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 23728

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 23744

List of positive integer factors of 23744 that divides 23728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 53, 56, 64, 106, 112, 212, 224, 371, 424, 448, 742, 848, 1484, 1696, 2968, 3392, 5936, 11872

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23728 and 23744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23728 and 23744 is 16.

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