What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12098 and 12106?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12098 and 12106 is 2.

GCF(12098,12106) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12098 and 12106, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12098 and 12106.

How to find the GCF of 12098 and 12106?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12098 and 12106. After we will calculate the factors of 12098 and 12106 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12098

Prime factors of 12098 are 2, 23, 263. Prime factorization of 12098 in exponential form is:

12098 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12106

Prime factors of 12106 are 2, 6053. Prime factorization of 12106 in exponential form is:

12106 = 2¹ × 6053¹

Step-3: Factors of 12098

List of positive integer factors of 12098 that divides 12098 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 263, 526, 6049

Step-4: Factors of 12106

List of positive integer factors of 12106 that divides 12098 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6053

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12098 and 12106. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12098 and 12106 is 2.

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