What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25724 and 25742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25724 and 25742 is 2.

GCF(25724,25742) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25724 and 25742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25724 and 25742.

How to find the GCF of 25724 and 25742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25724 and 25742. After we will calculate the factors of 25724 and 25742 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 25742

Prime factors of 25742 are 2, 61, 211. Prime factorization of 25742 in exponential form is:

25742 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 211¹

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 25742

List of positive integer factors of 25742 that divides 25724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 211, 422, 12871

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25724 and 25742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25724 and 25742 is 2.

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