What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24555 and 24561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24555 and 24561 is 3.

GCF(24555,24561) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24555 and 24561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24555 and 24561.

How to find the GCF of 24555 and 24561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24555 and 24561. After we will calculate the factors of 24555 and 24561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24555

Prime factors of 24555 are 3, 5, 1637. Prime factorization of 24555 in exponential form is:

24555 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1637¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24561

Prime factors of 24561 are 3, 2729. Prime factorization of 24561 in exponential form is:

24561 = 3² × 2729¹

Step-3: Factors of 24555

List of positive integer factors of 24555 that divides 24555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1637, 4911, 8185

Step-4: Factors of 24561

List of positive integer factors of 24561 that divides 24555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2729, 8187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24555 and 24561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24555 and 24561 is 3.

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