What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1218 and 1234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1218 and 1234 is 2.

GCF(1218,1234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1218 and 1234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1218 and 1234.

How to find the GCF of 1218 and 1234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1218 and 1234. After we will calculate the factors of 1218 and 1234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1218

Prime factors of 1218 are 2, 3, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 1218 in exponential form is:

1218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1234

Prime factors of 1234 are 2, 617. Prime factorization of 1234 in exponential form is:

1234 = 2¹ × 617¹

Step-3: Factors of 1218

List of positive integer factors of 1218 that divides 1218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 29, 42, 58, 87, 174, 203, 406, 609

Step-4: Factors of 1234

List of positive integer factors of 1234 that divides 1218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1218 and 1234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1218 and 1234 is 2.

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