What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12256 and 12268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12256 and 12268 is 4.

GCF(12256,12268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12256 and 12268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12256 and 12268.

How to find the GCF of 12256 and 12268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12256 and 12268. After we will calculate the factors of 12256 and 12268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12256

Prime factors of 12256 are 2, 383. Prime factorization of 12256 in exponential form is:

12256 = 2⁵ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12268

Prime factors of 12268 are 2, 3067. Prime factorization of 12268 in exponential form is:

12268 = 2² × 3067¹

Step-3: Factors of 12256

List of positive integer factors of 12256 that divides 12256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 383, 766, 1532, 3064, 6128

Step-4: Factors of 12268

List of positive integer factors of 12268 that divides 12256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3067, 6134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12256 and 12268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12256 and 12268 is 4.

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