What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12196 and 12206?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12196 and 12206 is 2.

GCF(12196,12206) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12196 and 12206, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12196 and 12206.

How to find the GCF of 12196 and 12206?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12196 and 12206. After we will calculate the factors of 12196 and 12206 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12196

Prime factors of 12196 are 2, 3049. Prime factorization of 12196 in exponential form is:

12196 = 2² × 3049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12206

Prime factors of 12206 are 2, 17, 359. Prime factorization of 12206 in exponential form is:

12206 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 12196

List of positive integer factors of 12196 that divides 12196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3049, 6098

Step-4: Factors of 12206

List of positive integer factors of 12206 that divides 12196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 359, 718, 6103

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12196 and 12206. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12196 and 12206 is 2.

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