What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12154 and 12158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12154 and 12158 is 2.

GCF(12154,12158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12154 and 12158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12154 and 12158.

How to find the GCF of 12154 and 12158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12154 and 12158. After we will calculate the factors of 12154 and 12158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12154

Prime factors of 12154 are 2, 59, 103. Prime factorization of 12154 in exponential form is:

12154 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12158

Prime factors of 12158 are 2, 6079. Prime factorization of 12158 in exponential form is:

12158 = 2¹ × 6079¹

Step-3: Factors of 12154

List of positive integer factors of 12154 that divides 12154 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 103, 118, 206, 6077

Step-4: Factors of 12158

List of positive integer factors of 12158 that divides 12154 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12154 and 12158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12154 and 12158 is 2.

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