What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24974 and 24978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24974 and 24978 is 2.

GCF(24974,24978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24974 and 24978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24974 and 24978.

How to find the GCF of 24974 and 24978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24974 and 24978. After we will calculate the factors of 24974 and 24978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24974

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

24974 = 2¹ × 12487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24978

Prime factors of 24978 are 2, 3, 23, 181. Prime factorization of 24978 in exponential form is:

24978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 24974

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

1, 2, 12487

Step-4: Factors of 24978

List of positive integer factors of 24978 that divides 24974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 181, 362, 543, 1086, 4163, 8326, 12489

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24974 and 24978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24974 and 24978 is 2.

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