What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24927 and 24942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24927 and 24942 is 3.

GCF(24927,24942) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24927 and 24942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24927 and 24942.

How to find the GCF of 24927 and 24942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24927 and 24942. After we will calculate the factors of 24927 and 24942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24927

Prime factors of 24927 are 3, 7, 1187. Prime factorization of 24927 in exponential form is:

24927 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24942

Prime factors of 24942 are 2, 3, 4157. Prime factorization of 24942 in exponential form is:

24942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4157¹

Step-3: Factors of 24927

List of positive integer factors of 24927 that divides 24927 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1187, 3561, 8309

Step-4: Factors of 24942

List of positive integer factors of 24942 that divides 24927 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4157, 8314, 12471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24927 and 24942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24927 and 24942 is 3.

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