What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12142 and 12148?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12142 and 12148 is 2.

GCF(12142,12148) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12142 and 12148, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12142 and 12148.

How to find the GCF of 12142 and 12148?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12142 and 12148. After we will calculate the factors of 12142 and 12148 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12142

Prime factors of 12142 are 2, 13, 467. Prime factorization of 12142 in exponential form is:

12142 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12148

Prime factors of 12148 are 2, 3037. Prime factorization of 12148 in exponential form is:

12148 = 2² × 3037¹

Step-3: Factors of 12142

List of positive integer factors of 12142 that divides 12142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 467, 934, 6071

Step-4: Factors of 12148

List of positive integer factors of 12148 that divides 12142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3037, 6074

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12142 and 12148. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12142 and 12148 is 2.

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