What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25724 and 25738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25724 and 25738 is 2.

GCF(25724,25738) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25724 and 25738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25724 and 25738.

How to find the GCF of 25724 and 25738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25724 and 25738. After we will calculate the factors of 25724 and 25738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25724

Prime factors of 25724 are 2, 59, 109. Prime factorization of 25724 in exponential form is:

25724 = 2² × 59¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25738

Prime factors of 25738 are 2, 17, 757. Prime factorization of 25738 in exponential form is:

25738 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 25724

List of positive integer factors of 25724 that divides 25724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 109, 118, 218, 236, 436, 6431, 12862

Step-4: Factors of 25738

List of positive integer factors of 25738 that divides 25724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 757, 1514, 12869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25724 and 25738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25724 and 25738 is 2.

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