What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12260 and 12280?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12260 and 12280 is 20.

GCF(12260,12280) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12260 and 12280, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12260 and 12280.

How to find the GCF of 12260 and 12280?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12260 and 12280. After we will calculate the factors of 12260 and 12280 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12260

Prime factors of 12260 are 2, 5, 613. Prime factorization of 12260 in exponential form is:

12260 = 2² × 5¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12280

Prime factors of 12280 are 2, 5, 307. Prime factorization of 12280 in exponential form is:

12280 = 2³ × 5¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 12260

List of positive integer factors of 12260 that divides 12260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 613, 1226, 2452, 3065, 6130

Step-4: Factors of 12280

List of positive integer factors of 12280 that divides 12260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 307, 614, 1228, 1535, 2456, 3070, 6140

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12260 and 12280. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12260 and 12280 is 20.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12260 and 12280