What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24036 and 24044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24036 and 24044 is 4.

GCF(24036,24044) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24036 and 24044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24036 and 24044.

How to find the GCF of 24036 and 24044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24036 and 24044. After we will calculate the factors of 24036 and 24044 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24036

Prime factors of 24036 are 2, 3, 2003. Prime factorization of 24036 in exponential form is:

24036 = 2² × 3¹ × 2003¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24044

Prime factors of 24044 are 2, 6011. Prime factorization of 24044 in exponential form is:

24044 = 2² × 6011¹

Step-3: Factors of 24036

List of positive integer factors of 24036 that divides 24036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2003, 4006, 6009, 8012, 12018

Step-4: Factors of 24044

List of positive integer factors of 24044 that divides 24036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6011, 12022

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24036 and 24044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24036 and 24044 is 4.

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