What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24036 and 24046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24036 and 24046 is 2.

GCF(24036,24046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24036 and 24046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24036 and 24046.

How to find the GCF of 24036 and 24046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24036 and 24046. After we will calculate the factors of 24036 and 24046 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 24046

Prime factors of 24046 are 2, 11, 1093. Prime factorization of 24046 in exponential form is:

24046 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1093¹

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 24046

List of positive integer factors of 24046 that divides 24036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1093, 2186, 12023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24036 and 24046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24036 and 24046 is 2.

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