What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24782 and 24788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24782 and 24788 is 2.

GCF(24782,24788) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24782 and 24788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24782 and 24788.

How to find the GCF of 24782 and 24788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24782 and 24788. After we will calculate the factors of 24782 and 24788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24782

Prime factors of 24782 are 2, 12391. Prime factorization of 24782 in exponential form is:

24782 = 2¹ × 12391¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24788

Prime factors of 24788 are 2, 6197. Prime factorization of 24788 in exponential form is:

24788 = 2² × 6197¹

Step-3: Factors of 24782

List of positive integer factors of 24782 that divides 24782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12391

Step-4: Factors of 24788

List of positive integer factors of 24788 that divides 24782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6197, 12394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24782 and 24788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24782 and 24788 is 2.

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