What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24968 and 24972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24968 and 24972 is 4.

GCF(24968,24972) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24968 and 24972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24968 and 24972.

How to find the GCF of 24968 and 24972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24968 and 24972. After we will calculate the factors of 24968 and 24972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24968

Prime factors of 24968 are 2, 3121. Prime factorization of 24968 in exponential form is:

24968 = 2³ × 3121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24972

Prime factors of 24972 are 2, 3, 2081. Prime factorization of 24972 in exponential form is:

24972 = 2² × 3¹ × 2081¹

Step-3: Factors of 24968

List of positive integer factors of 24968 that divides 24968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3121, 6242, 12484

Step-4: Factors of 24972

List of positive integer factors of 24972 that divides 24968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2081, 4162, 6243, 8324, 12486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24968 and 24972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24968 and 24972 is 4.

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