What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24138 and 24146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24138 and 24146 is 2.

GCF(24138,24146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24138 and 24146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24138 and 24146.

How to find the GCF of 24138 and 24146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24138 and 24146. After we will calculate the factors of 24138 and 24146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24138

Prime factors of 24138 are 2, 3, 149. Prime factorization of 24138 in exponential form is:

24138 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24146

Prime factors of 24146 are 2, 12073. Prime factorization of 24146 in exponential form is:

24146 = 2¹ × 12073¹

Step-3: Factors of 24138

List of positive integer factors of 24138 that divides 24138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 149, 162, 298, 447, 894, 1341, 2682, 4023, 8046, 12069

Step-4: Factors of 24146

List of positive integer factors of 24146 that divides 24138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24138 and 24146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24138 and 24146 is 2.

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