What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12240 and 12244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12240 and 12244 is 4.

GCF(12240,12244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12240 and 12244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12240 and 12244.

How to find the GCF of 12240 and 12244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12240 and 12244. After we will calculate the factors of 12240 and 12244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12240

Prime factors of 12240 are 2, 3, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 12240 in exponential form is:

12240 = 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12244

Prime factors of 12244 are 2, 3061. Prime factorization of 12244 in exponential form is:

12244 = 2² × 3061¹

Step-3: Factors of 12240

List of positive integer factors of 12240 that divides 12240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 30, 34, 36, 40, 45, 48, 51, 60, 68, 72, 80, 85, 90, 102, 120, 136, 144, 153, 170, 180, 204, 240, 255, 272, 306, 340, 360, 408, 510, 612, 680, 720, 765, 816, 1020, 1224, 1360, 1530, 2040, 2448, 3060, 4080, 6120

Step-4: Factors of 12244

List of positive integer factors of 12244 that divides 12240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3061, 6122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12240 and 12244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12240 and 12244 is 4.

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