What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12272 and 12292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12272 and 12292 is 4.

GCF(12272,12292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12272 and 12292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12272 and 12292.

How to find the GCF of 12272 and 12292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12272 and 12292. After we will calculate the factors of 12272 and 12292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12292

Prime factors of 12292 are 2, 7, 439. Prime factorization of 12292 in exponential form is:

12292 = 2² × 7¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 12272

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12292

List of positive integer factors of 12292 that divides 12272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 439, 878, 1756, 3073, 6146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12272 and 12292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12272 and 12292 is 4.

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