What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24964 and 24982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24964 and 24982 is 2.

GCF(24964,24982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24964 and 24982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24964 and 24982.

How to find the GCF of 24964 and 24982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24964 and 24982. After we will calculate the factors of 24964 and 24982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24964

Prime factors of 24964 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 24964 in exponential form is:

24964 = 2² × 79²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24982

Prime factors of 24982 are 2, 12491. Prime factorization of 24982 in exponential form is:

24982 = 2¹ × 12491¹

Step-3: Factors of 24964

List of positive integer factors of 24964 that divides 24964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 158, 316, 6241, 12482

Step-4: Factors of 24982

List of positive integer factors of 24982 that divides 24964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24964 and 24982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24964 and 24982 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24964 and 24982