Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 492
GCF(24, 492) = 12, Greatest common factor of 24 and 492 is 12. 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 492. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 492 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 24 and 492.
Prime Factorization of 24 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3 and Prime Factorization of 492 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 41.
- Factorize\( (24) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (492) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 41\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(24, 492) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3 = 12\).
Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 492 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 492 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 41, 82, 123, 164, 246, 492
As you can see, 12 is the greatest and common number that 24 and 492 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 24 and 492 is 12.
\(GCF(24, 492) = 12\).
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