What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23961 and 23967?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23961 and 23967 is 3.

GCF(23961,23967) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23961 and 23967, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23961 and 23967.

How to find the GCF of 23961 and 23967?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23961 and 23967. After we will calculate the factors of 23961 and 23967 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23961

Prime factors of 23961 are 3, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 23961 in exponential form is:

23961 = 3¹ × 7² × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23967

Prime factors of 23967 are 3, 2663. Prime factorization of 23967 in exponential form is:

23967 = 3² × 2663¹

Step-3: Factors of 23961

List of positive integer factors of 23961 that divides 23961 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 163, 489, 1141, 3423, 7987

Step-4: Factors of 23967

List of positive integer factors of 23967 that divides 23961 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2663, 7989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23961 and 23967. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23961 and 23967 is 3.

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