What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12298 and 12302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12298 and 12302 is 2.

GCF(12298,12302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12298 and 12302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12298 and 12302.

How to find the GCF of 12298 and 12302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12298 and 12302. After we will calculate the factors of 12298 and 12302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12302

Prime factors of 12302 are 2, 6151. Prime factorization of 12302 in exponential form is:

12302 = 2¹ × 6151¹

Step-3: Factors of 12298

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12302

List of positive integer factors of 12302 that divides 12298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12298 and 12302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12298 and 12302 is 2.

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