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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12284 and 12298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12284 and 12298 is 2.

GCF(12284,12298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12284 and 12298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12284 and 12298.

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How to find the GCF of 12284 and 12298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12284 and 12298. After we will calculate the factors of 12284 and 12298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12298

Prime factors of 12298 are 2, 11, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 12298 in exponential form is:

12298 = 21 × 111 × 131 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 12284

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12298

List of positive integer factors of 12298 that divides 12284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 43, 86, 143, 286, 473, 559, 946, 1118, 6149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12284 and 12298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12284 and 12298 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12284 and 12298