What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24972 and 24976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24972 and 24976 is 4.

GCF(24972,24976) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24972 and 24976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24972 and 24976.

How to find the GCF of 24972 and 24976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24972 and 24976. After we will calculate the factors of 24972 and 24976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 24976

Prime factors of 24976 are 2, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 24976 in exponential form is:

24976 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 24972

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 24976

List of positive integer factors of 24976 that divides 24972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 223, 446, 892, 1561, 1784, 3122, 3568, 6244, 12488

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24972 and 24976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24972 and 24976 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24972 and 24976