What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24236 and 24242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24236 and 24242 is 2.

GCF(24236,24242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24236 and 24242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24236 and 24242.

How to find the GCF of 24236 and 24242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24236 and 24242. After we will calculate the factors of 24236 and 24242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24236

Prime factors of 24236 are 2, 73, 83. Prime factorization of 24236 in exponential form is:

24236 = 2² × 73¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24242

Prime factors of 24242 are 2, 17, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 24242 in exponential form is:

24242 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 24236

List of positive integer factors of 24236 that divides 24236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 83, 146, 166, 292, 332, 6059, 12118

Step-4: Factors of 24242

List of positive integer factors of 24242 that divides 24236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 23, 31, 34, 46, 62, 391, 527, 713, 782, 1054, 1426, 12121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24236 and 24242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24236 and 24242 is 2.

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