What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1226 and 1236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1226 and 1236 is 2.

GCF(1226,1236) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1226 and 1236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1226 and 1236.

How to find the GCF of 1226 and 1236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1226 and 1236. After we will calculate the factors of 1226 and 1236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1226

Prime factors of 1226 are 2, 613. Prime factorization of 1226 in exponential form is:

1226 = 2¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1236

Prime factors of 1236 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 1236 in exponential form is:

1236 = 2² × 3¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 1226

List of positive integer factors of 1226 that divides 1226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 613

Step-4: Factors of 1236

List of positive integer factors of 1236 that divides 1226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 103, 206, 309, 412, 618

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1226 and 1236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1226 and 1236 is 2.

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