What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12238 and 12242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12238 and 12242 is 2.

GCF(12238,12242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12238 and 12242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12238 and 12242.

How to find the GCF of 12238 and 12242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12238 and 12242. After we will calculate the factors of 12238 and 12242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12238

Prime factors of 12238 are 2, 29, 211. Prime factorization of 12238 in exponential form is:

12238 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12242

Prime factors of 12242 are 2, 6121. Prime factorization of 12242 in exponential form is:

12242 = 2¹ × 6121¹

Step-3: Factors of 12238

List of positive integer factors of 12238 that divides 12238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 211, 422, 6119

Step-4: Factors of 12242

List of positive integer factors of 12242 that divides 12238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12238 and 12242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12238 and 12242 is 2.

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