What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 412 is 4.

GCF(24,412) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24 and 412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24 and 412.

How to find the GCF of 24 and 412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24 and 412. After we will calculate the factors of 24 and 412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24

Prime factors of 24 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 24 in exponential form is:

24 = 2³ × 3¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 412

Prime factors of 412 are 2, 103. Prime factorization of 412 in exponential form is:

412 = 2² × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 24

List of positive integer factors of 24 that divides 24 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12

Step-4: Factors of 412

List of positive integer factors of 412 that divides 24 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 103, 206

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24 and 412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24 and 412 is 4.

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