What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24778 and 24796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24778 and 24796 is 2.

GCF(24778,24796) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24778 and 24796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24778 and 24796.

How to find the GCF of 24778 and 24796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24778 and 24796. After we will calculate the factors of 24778 and 24796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24778

Prime factors of 24778 are 2, 13, 953. Prime factorization of 24778 in exponential form is:

24778 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24796

Prime factors of 24796 are 2, 6199. Prime factorization of 24796 in exponential form is:

24796 = 2² × 6199¹

Step-3: Factors of 24778

List of positive integer factors of 24778 that divides 24778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 953, 1906, 12389

Step-4: Factors of 24796

List of positive integer factors of 24796 that divides 24778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6199, 12398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24778 and 24796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24778 and 24796 is 2.

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