What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24238 and 24242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24238 and 24242 is 2.

GCF(24238,24242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24238 and 24242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24238 and 24242.

How to find the GCF of 24238 and 24242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24238 and 24242. After we will calculate the factors of 24238 and 24242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24238

Prime factors of 24238 are 2, 12119. Prime factorization of 24238 in exponential form is:

24238 = 2¹ × 12119¹

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 24238

List of positive integer factors of 24238 that divides 24238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12119

Step-4: Factors of 24242

List of positive integer factors of 24242 that divides 24238 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 24238 and 24242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24238 and 24242 is 2.

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