Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 2197
GCF(24, 2197) = 1, Greatest common factor of 24 and 2197 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 2197. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 2197 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 24 and 2197.
Prime Factorization of 24 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3 and Prime Factorization of 2197 is 1, 13, 13, 13.
- Factorize\( (24) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (2197) = \) \(1\times 13\times 13\times 13\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(24, 2197) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 2197 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 24 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
List of positive integers factors of 2197 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 13, 169, 2197
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 24 and 2197 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 24 and 2197 is 1.
\(GCF(24, 2197) = 1\).
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