What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24942 and 24959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24942 and 24959 is 1.

GCF(24942,24959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24942 and 24959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24942 and 24959.

How to find the GCF of 24942 and 24959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24942 and 24959. After we will calculate the factors of 24942 and 24959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 24959

Prime factors of 24959 are 11, 2269. Prime factorization of 24959 in exponential form is:

24959 = 11¹ × 2269¹

Step-3: Factors of 24942

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 24959

List of positive integer factors of 24959 that divides 24942 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24942 and 24959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24942 and 24959 is 1.

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