What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24228 and 24246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24228 and 24246 is 18.

GCF(24228,24246) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24228 and 24246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24228 and 24246.

How to find the GCF of 24228 and 24246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24228 and 24246. After we will calculate the factors of 24228 and 24246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24228

Prime factors of 24228 are 2, 3, 673. Prime factorization of 24228 in exponential form is:

24228 = 2² × 3² × 673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24246

Prime factors of 24246 are 2, 3, 449. Prime factorization of 24246 in exponential form is:

24246 = 2¹ × 3³ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 24228

List of positive integer factors of 24228 that divides 24228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 673, 1346, 2019, 2692, 4038, 6057, 8076, 12114

Step-4: Factors of 24246

List of positive integer factors of 24246 that divides 24228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 449, 898, 1347, 2694, 4041, 8082, 12123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24228 and 24246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24228 and 24246 is 18.

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