What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24740 and 24758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24740 and 24758 is 2.

GCF(24740,24758) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24740 and 24758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24740 and 24758.

How to find the GCF of 24740 and 24758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24740 and 24758. After we will calculate the factors of 24740 and 24758 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 24758

Prime factors of 24758 are 2, 12379. Prime factorization of 24758 in exponential form is:

24758 = 2¹ × 12379¹

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 24758

List of positive integer factors of 24758 that divides 24740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24740 and 24758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24740 and 24758 is 2.

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