What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24461 and 24478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24461 and 24478 is 1.

GCF(24461,24478) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24461 and 24478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24461 and 24478.

How to find the GCF of 24461 and 24478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24461 and 24478. After we will calculate the factors of 24461 and 24478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24461

Prime factors of 24461 are 61, 401. Prime factorization of 24461 in exponential form is:

24461 = 61¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24478

Prime factors of 24478 are 2, 12239. Prime factorization of 24478 in exponential form is:

24478 = 2¹ × 12239¹

Step-3: Factors of 24461

List of positive integer factors of 24461 that divides 24461 without a remainder.

1, 61, 401

Step-4: Factors of 24478

List of positive integer factors of 24478 that divides 24461 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24461 and 24478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24461 and 24478 is 1.

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