What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24698 and 24718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24698 and 24718 is 2.

GCF(24698,24718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24698 and 24718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24698 and 24718.

How to find the GCF of 24698 and 24718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24698 and 24718. After we will calculate the factors of 24698 and 24718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24698

Prime factors of 24698 are 2, 53, 233. Prime factorization of 24698 in exponential form is:

24698 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24718

Prime factors of 24718 are 2, 17, 727. Prime factorization of 24718 in exponential form is:

24718 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 24698

List of positive integer factors of 24698 that divides 24698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 233, 466, 12349

Step-4: Factors of 24718

List of positive integer factors of 24718 that divides 24698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 727, 1454, 12359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24698 and 24718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24698 and 24718 is 2.

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