What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24246 and 24262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24246 and 24262 is 2.

GCF(24246,24262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24246 and 24262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24246 and 24262.

How to find the GCF of 24246 and 24262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24246 and 24262. After we will calculate the factors of 24246 and 24262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 24262

Prime factors of 24262 are 2, 7, 1733. Prime factorization of 24262 in exponential form is:

24262 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1733¹

Step-3: Factors of 24246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 24262

List of positive integer factors of 24262 that divides 24246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1733, 3466, 12131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24246 and 24262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24246 and 24262 is 2.

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