What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24918 and 24938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24918 and 24938 is 2.

GCF(24918,24938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24918 and 24938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24918 and 24938.

How to find the GCF of 24918 and 24938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24918 and 24938. After we will calculate the factors of 24918 and 24938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24918

Prime factors of 24918 are 2, 3, 4153. Prime factorization of 24918 in exponential form is:

24918 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24938

Prime factors of 24938 are 2, 37, 337. Prime factorization of 24938 in exponential form is:

24938 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 24918

List of positive integer factors of 24918 that divides 24918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4153, 8306, 12459

Step-4: Factors of 24938

List of positive integer factors of 24938 that divides 24918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 337, 674, 12469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24918 and 24938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24918 and 24938 is 2.

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