What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24579 and 24594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24579 and 24594 is 3.

GCF(24579,24594) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24579 and 24594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24579 and 24594.

How to find the GCF of 24579 and 24594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24579 and 24594. After we will calculate the factors of 24579 and 24594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24579

Prime factors of 24579 are 3, 2731. Prime factorization of 24579 in exponential form is:

24579 = 3² × 2731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24594

Prime factors of 24594 are 2, 3, 4099. Prime factorization of 24594 in exponential form is:

24594 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4099¹

Step-3: Factors of 24579

List of positive integer factors of 24579 that divides 24579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2731, 8193

Step-4: Factors of 24594

List of positive integer factors of 24594 that divides 24579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4099, 8198, 12297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24579 and 24594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24579 and 24594 is 3.

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