What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12220 and 12235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12220 and 12235 is 5.

GCF(12220,12235) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12220 and 12235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12220 and 12235.

How to find the GCF of 12220 and 12235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12220 and 12235. After we will calculate the factors of 12220 and 12235 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 12235

Prime factors of 12235 are 5, 2447. Prime factorization of 12235 in exponential form is:

12235 = 5¹ × 2447¹

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 12235

List of positive integer factors of 12235 that divides 12220 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2447

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12220 and 12235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12220 and 12235 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12220 and 12235