What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24979 and 24996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24979 and 24996 is 1.

GCF(24979,24996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24979 and 24996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24979 and 24996.

How to find the GCF of 24979 and 24996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24979 and 24996. After we will calculate the factors of 24979 and 24996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24979

Prime factors of 24979 are 24979. Prime factorization of 24979 in exponential form is:

24979 = 24979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24996

Prime factors of 24996 are 2, 3, 2083. Prime factorization of 24996 in exponential form is:

24996 = 2² × 3¹ × 2083¹

Step-3: Factors of 24979

List of positive integer factors of 24979 that divides 24979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 24996

List of positive integer factors of 24996 that divides 24979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2083, 4166, 6249, 8332, 12498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24979 and 24996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24979 and 24996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 24979 and 24996