What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12 and 600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12 and 600 is 12.

GCF(12,600) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12 and 600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12 and 600.

How to find the GCF of 12 and 600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12 and 600. After we will calculate the factors of 12 and 600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12

Prime factors of 12 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 12 in exponential form is:

12 = 2² × 3¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 600

Prime factors of 600 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 600 in exponential form is:

600 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 12

List of positive integer factors of 12 that divides 12 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Step-4: Factors of 600

List of positive integer factors of 600 that divides 12 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 120, 150, 200, 300

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12 and 600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12 and 600 is 12.

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