What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23916 and 23931?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23916 and 23931 is 3.

GCF(23916,23931) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23916 and 23931, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23916 and 23931.

How to find the GCF of 23916 and 23931?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23916 and 23931. After we will calculate the factors of 23916 and 23931 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23916

Prime factors of 23916 are 2, 3, 1993. Prime factorization of 23916 in exponential form is:

23916 = 2² × 3¹ × 1993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23931

Prime factors of 23931 are 3, 2659. Prime factorization of 23931 in exponential form is:

23931 = 3² × 2659¹

Step-3: Factors of 23916

List of positive integer factors of 23916 that divides 23916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1993, 3986, 5979, 7972, 11958

Step-4: Factors of 23931

List of positive integer factors of 23931 that divides 23916 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2659, 7977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23916 and 23931. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23916 and 23931 is 3.

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