What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24252 and 24256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24252 and 24256 is 4.

GCF(24252,24256) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24252 and 24256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24252 and 24256.

How to find the GCF of 24252 and 24256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24252 and 24256. After we will calculate the factors of 24252 and 24256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24252

Prime factors of 24252 are 2, 3, 43, 47. Prime factorization of 24252 in exponential form is:

24252 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24256

Prime factors of 24256 are 2, 379. Prime factorization of 24256 in exponential form is:

24256 = 2⁶ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 24252

List of positive integer factors of 24252 that divides 24252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 47, 86, 94, 129, 141, 172, 188, 258, 282, 516, 564, 2021, 4042, 6063, 8084, 12126

Step-4: Factors of 24256

List of positive integer factors of 24256 that divides 24252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 379, 758, 1516, 3032, 6064, 12128

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24252 and 24256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24252 and 24256 is 4.

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