What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24740 and 24748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24740 and 24748 is 4.

GCF(24740,24748) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24740 and 24748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24740 and 24748.

How to find the GCF of 24740 and 24748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24740 and 24748. After we will calculate the factors of 24740 and 24748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24740

Prime factors of 24740 are 2, 5, 1237. Prime factorization of 24740 in exponential form is:

24740 = 2² × 5¹ × 1237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24748

Prime factors of 24748 are 2, 23, 269. Prime factorization of 24748 in exponential form is:

24748 = 2² × 23¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 24740

List of positive integer factors of 24740 that divides 24740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1237, 2474, 4948, 6185, 12370

Step-4: Factors of 24748

List of positive integer factors of 24748 that divides 24740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 269, 538, 1076, 6187, 12374

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24740 and 24748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24740 and 24748 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24740 and 24748