What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24836 and 24842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24836 and 24842 is 2.

GCF(24836,24842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24836 and 24842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24836 and 24842.

How to find the GCF of 24836 and 24842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24836 and 24842. After we will calculate the factors of 24836 and 24842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24836

Prime factors of 24836 are 2, 7, 887. Prime factorization of 24836 in exponential form is:

24836 = 2² × 7¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24842

Prime factors of 24842 are 2, 12421. Prime factorization of 24842 in exponential form is:

24842 = 2¹ × 12421¹

Step-3: Factors of 24836

List of positive integer factors of 24836 that divides 24836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 887, 1774, 3548, 6209, 12418

Step-4: Factors of 24842

List of positive integer factors of 24842 that divides 24836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24836 and 24842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24836 and 24842 is 2.

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