What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24996 and 25002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24996 and 25002 is 6.

GCF(24996,25002) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24996 and 25002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24996 and 25002.

How to find the GCF of 24996 and 25002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24996 and 25002. After we will calculate the factors of 24996 and 25002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 25002

Prime factors of 25002 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 25002 in exponential form is:

25002 = 2¹ × 3³ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 24996

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 25002

List of positive integer factors of 25002 that divides 24996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 463, 926, 1389, 2778, 4167, 8334, 12501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24996 and 25002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24996 and 25002 is 6.

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