What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24518 and 24526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24518 and 24526 is 2.

GCF(24518,24526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24518 and 24526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24518 and 24526.

How to find the GCF of 24518 and 24526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24518 and 24526. After we will calculate the factors of 24518 and 24526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 24526

Prime factors of 24526 are 2, 12263. Prime factorization of 24526 in exponential form is:

24526 = 2¹ × 12263¹

Step-3: Factors of 24518

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 24526

List of positive integer factors of 24526 that divides 24518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24518 and 24526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24518 and 24526 is 2.

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