What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25218 and 25238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25218 and 25238 is 2.

GCF(25218,25238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25218 and 25238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25218 and 25238.

How to find the GCF of 25218 and 25238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25218 and 25238. After we will calculate the factors of 25218 and 25238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25218

Prime factors of 25218 are 2, 3, 467. Prime factorization of 25218 in exponential form is:

25218 = 2¹ × 3³ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25238

Prime factors of 25238 are 2, 12619. Prime factorization of 25238 in exponential form is:

25238 = 2¹ × 12619¹

Step-3: Factors of 25218

List of positive integer factors of 25218 that divides 25218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 467, 934, 1401, 2802, 4203, 8406, 12609

Step-4: Factors of 25238

List of positive integer factors of 25238 that divides 25218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 12619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25218 and 25238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25218 and 25238 is 2.

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