What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24588 and 24602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24588 and 24602 is 2.

GCF(24588,24602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24588 and 24602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24588 and 24602.

How to find the GCF of 24588 and 24602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24588 and 24602. After we will calculate the factors of 24588 and 24602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24588

Prime factors of 24588 are 2, 3, 683. Prime factorization of 24588 in exponential form is:

24588 = 2² × 3² × 683¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24602

Prime factors of 24602 are 2, 12301. Prime factorization of 24602 in exponential form is:

24602 = 2¹ × 12301¹

Step-3: Factors of 24588

List of positive integer factors of 24588 that divides 24588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 683, 1366, 2049, 2732, 4098, 6147, 8196, 12294

Step-4: Factors of 24602

List of positive integer factors of 24602 that divides 24588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24588 and 24602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24588 and 24602 is 2.

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