What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12230 and 12250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12230 and 12250 is 10.

GCF(12230,12250) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12230 and 12250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12230 and 12250.

How to find the GCF of 12230 and 12250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12230 and 12250. After we will calculate the factors of 12230 and 12250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12230

Prime factors of 12230 are 2, 5, 1223. Prime factorization of 12230 in exponential form is:

12230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12250

Prime factors of 12250 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 12250 in exponential form is:

12250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 12230

List of positive integer factors of 12230 that divides 12230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1223, 2446, 6115

Step-4: Factors of 12250

List of positive integer factors of 12250 that divides 12230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 25, 35, 49, 50, 70, 98, 125, 175, 245, 250, 350, 490, 875, 1225, 1750, 2450, 6125

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12230 and 12250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12230 and 12250 is 10.

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