What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24798 and 24802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24798 and 24802 is 2.

GCF(24798,24802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24798 and 24802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24798 and 24802.

How to find the GCF of 24798 and 24802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24798 and 24802. After we will calculate the factors of 24798 and 24802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24798

Prime factors of 24798 are 2, 3, 4133. Prime factorization of 24798 in exponential form is:

24798 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4133¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24802

Prime factors of 24802 are 2, 12401. Prime factorization of 24802 in exponential form is:

24802 = 2¹ × 12401¹

Step-3: Factors of 24798

List of positive integer factors of 24798 that divides 24798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4133, 8266, 12399

Step-4: Factors of 24802

List of positive integer factors of 24802 that divides 24798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24798 and 24802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24798 and 24802 is 2.

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