What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12262 and 12272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12262 and 12272 is 2.

GCF(12262,12272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12262 and 12272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12262 and 12272.

How to find the GCF of 12262 and 12272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12262 and 12272. After we will calculate the factors of 12262 and 12272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12262

Prime factors of 12262 are 2, 6131. Prime factorization of 12262 in exponential form is:

12262 = 2¹ × 6131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12272

Prime factors of 12272 are 2, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 12272 in exponential form is:

12272 = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 12262

List of positive integer factors of 12262 that divides 12262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6131

Step-4: Factors of 12272

List of positive integer factors of 12272 that divides 12262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 52, 59, 104, 118, 208, 236, 472, 767, 944, 1534, 3068, 6136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12262 and 12272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12262 and 12272 is 2.

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