What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24996 and 25006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24996 and 25006 is 2.

GCF(24996,25006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24996 and 25006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24996 and 25006.

How to find the GCF of 24996 and 25006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24996 and 25006. After we will calculate the factors of 24996 and 25006 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 25006

Prime factors of 25006 are 2, 12503. Prime factorization of 25006 in exponential form is:

25006 = 2¹ × 12503¹

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 25006

List of positive integer factors of 25006 that divides 24996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24996 and 25006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24996 and 25006 is 2.

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