What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24992 and 24996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24992 and 24996 is 4.

GCF(24992,24996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24992 and 24996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24992 and 24996.

How to find the GCF of 24992 and 24996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24992 and 24996. After we will calculate the factors of 24992 and 24996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24992

Prime factors of 24992 are 2, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 24992 in exponential form is:

24992 = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 71¹

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 24992

List of positive integer factors of 24992 that divides 24992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 71, 88, 142, 176, 284, 352, 568, 781, 1136, 1562, 2272, 3124, 6248, 12496

Step-4: Factors of 24996

List of positive integer factors of 24996 that divides 24992 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 24992 and 24996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24992 and 24996 is 4.

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