What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24462 and 24478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24462 and 24478 is 2.

GCF(24462,24478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24462 and 24478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24462 and 24478.

How to find the GCF of 24462 and 24478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24462 and 24478. After we will calculate the factors of 24462 and 24478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24462

Prime factors of 24462 are 2, 3, 151. Prime factorization of 24462 in exponential form is:

24462 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 151¹

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 24462

List of positive integer factors of 24462 that divides 24462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 151, 162, 302, 453, 906, 1359, 2718, 4077, 8154, 12231

Step-4: Factors of 24478

List of positive integer factors of 24478 that divides 24462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24462 and 24478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24462 and 24478 is 2.

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