What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12245 and 12250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12245 and 12250 is 5.

GCF(12245,12250) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12245 and 12250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12245 and 12250.

How to find the GCF of 12245 and 12250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12245 and 12250. After we will calculate the factors of 12245 and 12250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12245

Prime factors of 12245 are 5, 31, 79. Prime factorization of 12245 in exponential form is:

12245 = 5¹ × 31¹ × 79¹

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 12245

List of positive integer factors of 12245 that divides 12245 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31, 79, 155, 395, 2449

Step-4: Factors of 12250

List of positive integer factors of 12250 that divides 12245 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 12245 and 12250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12245 and 12250 is 5.

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