What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24266 and 24278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24266 and 24278 is 2.

GCF(24266,24278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24266 and 24278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24266 and 24278.

How to find the GCF of 24266 and 24278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24266 and 24278. After we will calculate the factors of 24266 and 24278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24266

Prime factors of 24266 are 2, 11, 1103. Prime factorization of 24266 in exponential form is:

24266 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24278

Prime factors of 24278 are 2, 61, 199. Prime factorization of 24278 in exponential form is:

24278 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 24266

List of positive integer factors of 24266 that divides 24266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1103, 2206, 12133

Step-4: Factors of 24278

List of positive integer factors of 24278 that divides 24266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 199, 398, 12139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24266 and 24278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24266 and 24278 is 2.

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