What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24157 and 24171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24157 and 24171 is 7.

GCF(24157,24171) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24157 and 24171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24157 and 24171.

How to find the GCF of 24157 and 24171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24157 and 24171. After we will calculate the factors of 24157 and 24171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24157

Prime factors of 24157 are 7, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 24157 in exponential form is:

24157 = 7² × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24171

Prime factors of 24171 are 3, 7, 1151. Prime factorization of 24171 in exponential form is:

24171 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1151¹

Step-3: Factors of 24157

List of positive integer factors of 24157 that divides 24157 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 29, 49, 119, 203, 493, 833, 1421, 3451

Step-4: Factors of 24171

List of positive integer factors of 24171 that divides 24157 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1151, 3453, 8057

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24157 and 24171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24157 and 24171 is 7.

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