What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24968 and 24974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24968 and 24974 is 2.

GCF(24968,24974) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24968 and 24974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24968 and 24974.

How to find the GCF of 24968 and 24974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24968 and 24974. After we will calculate the factors of 24968 and 24974 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 24974

Prime factors of 24974 are 2, 12487. Prime factorization of 24974 in exponential form is:

24974 = 2¹ × 12487¹

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 24974

List of positive integer factors of 24974 that divides 24968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24968 and 24974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24968 and 24974 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24968 and 24974