What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24500 and 24518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24500 and 24518 is 2.

GCF(24500,24518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24500 and 24518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24500 and 24518.

How to find the GCF of 24500 and 24518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24500 and 24518. After we will calculate the factors of 24500 and 24518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24500

Prime factors of 24500 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 24500 in exponential form is:

24500 = 2² × 5³ × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24518

Prime factors of 24518 are 2, 13, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 24518 in exponential form is:

24518 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 24500

List of positive integer factors of 24500 that divides 24500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 49, 50, 70, 98, 100, 125, 140, 175, 196, 245, 250, 350, 490, 500, 700, 875, 980, 1225, 1750, 2450, 3500, 4900, 6125, 12250

Step-4: Factors of 24518

List of positive integer factors of 24518 that divides 24500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 23, 26, 41, 46, 82, 299, 533, 598, 943, 1066, 1886, 12259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24500 and 24518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24500 and 24518 is 2.

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