What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10244 and 10262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10244 and 10262 is 2.

GCF(10244,10262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10244 and 10262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10244 and 10262.

How to find the GCF of 10244 and 10262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10244 and 10262. After we will calculate the factors of 10244 and 10262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10244

Prime factors of 10244 are 2, 13, 197. Prime factorization of 10244 in exponential form is:

10244 = 2² × 13¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10262

Prime factors of 10262 are 2, 7, 733. Prime factorization of 10262 in exponential form is:

10262 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 10244

List of positive integer factors of 10244 that divides 10244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 197, 394, 788, 2561, 5122

Step-4: Factors of 10262

List of positive integer factors of 10262 that divides 10244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 733, 1466, 5131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10244 and 10262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10244 and 10262 is 2.

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