What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12280 and 12295?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12280 and 12295 is 5.

GCF(12280,12295) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12280 and 12295, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12280 and 12295.

How to find the GCF of 12280 and 12295?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12280 and 12295. After we will calculate the factors of 12280 and 12295 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12295

Prime factors of 12295 are 5, 2459. Prime factorization of 12295 in exponential form is:

12295 = 5¹ × 2459¹

Step-3: Factors of 12280

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12295

List of positive integer factors of 12295 that divides 12280 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12280 and 12295. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12280 and 12295 is 5.

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