What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24724 and 24730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24724 and 24730 is 2.

GCF(24724,24730) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24724 and 24730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24724 and 24730.

How to find the GCF of 24724 and 24730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24724 and 24730. After we will calculate the factors of 24724 and 24730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24724

Prime factors of 24724 are 2, 7, 883. Prime factorization of 24724 in exponential form is:

24724 = 2² × 7¹ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24730

Prime factors of 24730 are 2, 5, 2473. Prime factorization of 24730 in exponential form is:

24730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2473¹

Step-3: Factors of 24724

List of positive integer factors of 24724 that divides 24724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 883, 1766, 3532, 6181, 12362

Step-4: Factors of 24730

List of positive integer factors of 24730 that divides 24724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2473, 4946, 12365

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24724 and 24730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24724 and 24730 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24724 and 24730