What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24968 and 24987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24968 and 24987 is 1.

GCF(24968,24987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24968 and 24987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24968 and 24987.

How to find the GCF of 24968 and 24987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24968 and 24987. After we will calculate the factors of 24968 and 24987 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 24987

Prime factors of 24987 are 3, 8329. Prime factorization of 24987 in exponential form is:

24987 = 3¹ × 8329¹

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 24987

List of positive integer factors of 24987 that divides 24968 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8329

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24968 and 24987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24968 and 24987 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24968 and 24987