What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24 and 43?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 43 is 1.
GCF(24,43) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 24 and 43, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24 and 43.
How to find the GCF of 24 and 43?
We will first find the prime factorization of 24 and 43. After we will calculate the factors of 24 and 43 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 43
Prime factors of 43 are 43. Prime factorization of 43 in exponential form is:
43 = 431
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 43
List of positive integer factors of 43 that divides 24 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 24 and 43. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24 and 43 is 1.
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