What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24717 and 24731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24717 and 24731 is 7.

GCF(24717,24731) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24717 and 24731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24717 and 24731.

How to find the GCF of 24717 and 24731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24717 and 24731. After we will calculate the factors of 24717 and 24731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24717

Prime factors of 24717 are 3, 7, 11, 107. Prime factorization of 24717 in exponential form is:

24717 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24731

Prime factors of 24731 are 7, 3533. Prime factorization of 24731 in exponential form is:

24731 = 7¹ × 3533¹

Step-3: Factors of 24717

List of positive integer factors of 24717 that divides 24717 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77, 107, 231, 321, 749, 1177, 2247, 3531, 8239

Step-4: Factors of 24731

List of positive integer factors of 24731 that divides 24717 without a remainder.

1, 7, 3533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24717 and 24731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24717 and 24731 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24717 and 24731