What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24256 and 24268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24256 and 24268 is 4.

GCF(24256,24268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24256 and 24268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24256 and 24268.

How to find the GCF of 24256 and 24268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24256 and 24268. After we will calculate the factors of 24256 and 24268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24256

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

24256 = 2⁶ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24268

Prime factors of 24268 are 2, 6067. Prime factorization of 24268 in exponential form is:

24268 = 2² × 6067¹

Step-3: Factors of 24256

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 24268

List of positive integer factors of 24268 that divides 24256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6067, 12134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24256 and 24268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24256 and 24268 is 4.

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