What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24678 and 24686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24678 and 24686 is 2.

GCF(24678,24686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24678 and 24686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24678 and 24686.

How to find the GCF of 24678 and 24686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24678 and 24686. After we will calculate the factors of 24678 and 24686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24678

Prime factors of 24678 are 2, 3, 457. Prime factorization of 24678 in exponential form is:

24678 = 2¹ × 3³ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24686

Prime factors of 24686 are 2, 12343. Prime factorization of 24686 in exponential form is:

24686 = 2¹ × 12343¹

Step-3: Factors of 24678

List of positive integer factors of 24678 that divides 24678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 457, 914, 1371, 2742, 4113, 8226, 12339

Step-4: Factors of 24686

List of positive integer factors of 24686 that divides 24678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24678 and 24686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24678 and 24686 is 2.

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