What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24338 and 24358?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24338 and 24358 is 2.

GCF(24338,24358) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24338 and 24358, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24338 and 24358.

How to find the GCF of 24338 and 24358?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24338 and 24358. After we will calculate the factors of 24338 and 24358 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24338

Prime factors of 24338 are 2, 43, 283. Prime factorization of 24338 in exponential form is:

24338 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24358

Prime factors of 24358 are 2, 19, 641. Prime factorization of 24358 in exponential form is:

24358 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 641¹

Step-3: Factors of 24338

List of positive integer factors of 24338 that divides 24338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 283, 566, 12169

Step-4: Factors of 24358

List of positive integer factors of 24358 that divides 24338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 641, 1282, 12179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24338 and 24358. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24338 and 24358 is 2.

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