What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24896 and 24902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24896 and 24902 is 2.

GCF(24896,24902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24896 and 24902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24896 and 24902.

How to find the GCF of 24896 and 24902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24896 and 24902. After we will calculate the factors of 24896 and 24902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24896

Prime factors of 24896 are 2, 389. Prime factorization of 24896 in exponential form is:

24896 = 2⁶ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24902

Prime factors of 24902 are 2, 12451. Prime factorization of 24902 in exponential form is:

24902 = 2¹ × 12451¹

Step-3: Factors of 24896

List of positive integer factors of 24896 that divides 24896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 389, 778, 1556, 3112, 6224, 12448

Step-4: Factors of 24902

List of positive integer factors of 24902 that divides 24896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24896 and 24902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24896 and 24902 is 2.

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