What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24834 and 24838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24834 and 24838 is 2.

GCF(24834,24838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24834 and 24838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24834 and 24838.

How to find the GCF of 24834 and 24838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24834 and 24838. After we will calculate the factors of 24834 and 24838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24834

Prime factors of 24834 are 2, 3, 4139. Prime factorization of 24834 in exponential form is:

24834 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24838

Prime factors of 24838 are 2, 11, 1129. Prime factorization of 24838 in exponential form is:

24838 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1129¹

Step-3: Factors of 24834

List of positive integer factors of 24834 that divides 24834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4139, 8278, 12417

Step-4: Factors of 24838

List of positive integer factors of 24838 that divides 24834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1129, 2258, 12419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24834 and 24838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24834 and 24838 is 2.

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