What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12308 and 12326?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12308 and 12326 is 2.

GCF(12308,12326) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12308 and 12326, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12308 and 12326.

How to find the GCF of 12308 and 12326?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12308 and 12326. After we will calculate the factors of 12308 and 12326 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12308

Prime factors of 12308 are 2, 17, 181. Prime factorization of 12308 in exponential form is:

12308 = 2² × 17¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12326

Prime factors of 12326 are 2, 6163. Prime factorization of 12326 in exponential form is:

12326 = 2¹ × 6163¹

Step-3: Factors of 12308

List of positive integer factors of 12308 that divides 12308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 181, 362, 724, 3077, 6154

Step-4: Factors of 12326

List of positive integer factors of 12326 that divides 12308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6163

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12308 and 12326. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12308 and 12326 is 2.

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