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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12270 and 12284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12270 and 12284 is 2.

GCF(12270,12284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12270 and 12284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12270 and 12284.

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How to find the GCF of 12270 and 12284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12270 and 12284. After we will calculate the factors of 12270 and 12284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12270

Prime factors of 12270 are 2, 3, 5, 409. Prime factorization of 12270 in exponential form is:

12270 = 21 × 31 × 51 × 4091

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12284

Prime factors of 12284 are 2, 37, 83. Prime factorization of 12284 in exponential form is:

12284 = 22 × 371 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 12270

List of positive integer factors of 12270 that divides 12270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 409, 818, 1227, 2045, 2454, 4090, 6135

Step-4: Factors of 12284

List of positive integer factors of 12284 that divides 12270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 83, 148, 166, 332, 3071, 6142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12270 and 12284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12270 and 12284 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12270 and 12284