What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24858 and 24862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24858 and 24862 is 2.

GCF(24858,24862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24858 and 24862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24858 and 24862.

How to find the GCF of 24858 and 24862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24858 and 24862. After we will calculate the factors of 24858 and 24862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24858

Prime factors of 24858 are 2, 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 24858 in exponential form is:

24858 = 2¹ × 3² × 1381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24862

Prime factors of 24862 are 2, 31, 401. Prime factorization of 24862 in exponential form is:

24862 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 24858

List of positive integer factors of 24858 that divides 24858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1381, 2762, 4143, 8286, 12429

Step-4: Factors of 24862

List of positive integer factors of 24862 that divides 24858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 401, 802, 12431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24858 and 24862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24858 and 24862 is 2.

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