What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24968 and 24973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24968 and 24973 is 1.

GCF(24968,24973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24968 and 24973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24968 and 24973.

How to find the GCF of 24968 and 24973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24968 and 24973. After we will calculate the factors of 24968 and 24973 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 24973

Prime factors of 24973 are 13, 17, 113. Prime factorization of 24973 in exponential form is:

24973 = 13¹ × 17¹ × 113¹

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 24973

List of positive integer factors of 24973 that divides 24968 without a remainder.

1, 13, 17, 113, 221, 1469, 1921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24968 and 24973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24968 and 24973 is 1.

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