What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12220 and 12224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12220 and 12224 is 4.

GCF(12220,12224) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12220 and 12224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12220 and 12224.

How to find the GCF of 12220 and 12224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12220 and 12224. After we will calculate the factors of 12220 and 12224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12220

Prime factors of 12220 are 2, 5, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 12220 in exponential form is:

12220 = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12224

Prime factors of 12224 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 12224 in exponential form is:

12224 = 2⁶ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 12220

List of positive integer factors of 12220 that divides 12220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 47, 52, 65, 94, 130, 188, 235, 260, 470, 611, 940, 1222, 2444, 3055, 6110

Step-4: Factors of 12224

List of positive integer factors of 12224 that divides 12220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 191, 382, 764, 1528, 3056, 6112

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12220 and 12224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12220 and 12224 is 4.

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