What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24714 and 24718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24714 and 24718 is 2.

GCF(24714,24718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24714 and 24718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24714 and 24718.

How to find the GCF of 24714 and 24718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24714 and 24718. After we will calculate the factors of 24714 and 24718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24714

Prime factors of 24714 are 2, 3, 1373. Prime factorization of 24714 in exponential form is:

24714 = 2¹ × 3² × 1373¹

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 24714

List of positive integer factors of 24714 that divides 24714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1373, 2746, 4119, 8238, 12357

Step-4: Factors of 24718

List of positive integer factors of 24718 that divides 24714 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24714 and 24718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24714 and 24718 is 2.

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