calculate gcd of 24 and 36 — step-by-step solution

To calculate the GCD (greatest common divisor), we first decompose the numbers into prime factors.

24

2^{3} \times 3

36

2^{2} \times 3^{2}

We keep the common prime factors with their smallest exponent.

\gcd (24, 36)

2^{2} \times 3

12

▶Result:

12