What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23796 and 23801?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23796 and 23801 is 1.

GCF(23796,23801) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23796 and 23801, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23796 and 23801.

How to find the GCF of 23796 and 23801?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23796 and 23801. After we will calculate the factors of 23796 and 23801 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23796

Prime factors of 23796 are 2, 3, 661. Prime factorization of 23796 in exponential form is:

23796 = 2² × 3² × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23801

Prime factors of 23801 are 23801. Prime factorization of 23801 in exponential form is:

23801 = 23801¹

Step-3: Factors of 23796

List of positive integer factors of 23796 that divides 23796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 661, 1322, 1983, 2644, 3966, 5949, 7932, 11898

Step-4: Factors of 23801

List of positive integer factors of 23801 that divides 23796 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23796 and 23801. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23796 and 23801 is 1.

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