What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24502 and 24506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24502 and 24506 is 2.

GCF(24502,24506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24502 and 24506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24502 and 24506.

How to find the GCF of 24502 and 24506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24502 and 24506. After we will calculate the factors of 24502 and 24506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24502

Prime factors of 24502 are 2, 12251. Prime factorization of 24502 in exponential form is:

24502 = 2¹ × 12251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24506

Prime factors of 24506 are 2, 12253. Prime factorization of 24506 in exponential form is:

24506 = 2¹ × 12253¹

Step-3: Factors of 24502

List of positive integer factors of 24502 that divides 24502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12251

Step-4: Factors of 24506

List of positive integer factors of 24506 that divides 24502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24502 and 24506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24502 and 24506 is 2.

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