What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24478 and 24494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24478 and 24494 is 2.

GCF(24478,24494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24478 and 24494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24478 and 24494.

How to find the GCF of 24478 and 24494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24478 and 24494. After we will calculate the factors of 24478 and 24494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24478

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

24478 = 2¹ × 12239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24494

Prime factors of 24494 are 2, 37, 331. Prime factorization of 24494 in exponential form is:

24494 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 24478

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

1, 2, 12239

Step-4: Factors of 24494

List of positive integer factors of 24494 that divides 24478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 331, 662, 12247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24478 and 24494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24478 and 24494 is 2.

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