What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12206 and 12212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12206 and 12212 is 2.

GCF(12206,12212) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12206 and 12212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12206 and 12212.

How to find the GCF of 12206 and 12212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12206 and 12212. After we will calculate the factors of 12206 and 12212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12212

Prime factors of 12212 are 2, 43, 71. Prime factorization of 12212 in exponential form is:

12212 = 2² × 43¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 12206

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12212

List of positive integer factors of 12212 that divides 12206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 71, 86, 142, 172, 284, 3053, 6106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12206 and 12212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12206 and 12212 is 2.

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