What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24939 and 24951?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24939 and 24951 is 3.

GCF(24939,24951) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24939 and 24951, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24939 and 24951.

How to find the GCF of 24939 and 24951?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24939 and 24951. After we will calculate the factors of 24939 and 24951 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24939

Prime factors of 24939 are 3, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 24939 in exponential form is:

24939 = 3² × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24951

Prime factors of 24951 are 3, 8317. Prime factorization of 24951 in exponential form is:

24951 = 3¹ × 8317¹

Step-3: Factors of 24939

List of positive integer factors of 24939 that divides 24939 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 163, 489, 1467, 2771, 8313

Step-4: Factors of 24951

List of positive integer factors of 24951 that divides 24939 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8317

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24939 and 24951. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24939 and 24951 is 3.

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