What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12310 and 12324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12310 and 12324 is 2.

GCF(12310,12324) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12310 and 12324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12310 and 12324.

How to find the GCF of 12310 and 12324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12310 and 12324. After we will calculate the factors of 12310 and 12324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12310

Prime factors of 12310 are 2, 5, 1231. Prime factorization of 12310 in exponential form is:

12310 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12324

Prime factors of 12324 are 2, 3, 13, 79. Prime factorization of 12324 in exponential form is:

12324 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 12310

List of positive integer factors of 12310 that divides 12310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1231, 2462, 6155

Step-4: Factors of 12324

List of positive integer factors of 12324 that divides 12310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 79, 156, 158, 237, 316, 474, 948, 1027, 2054, 3081, 4108, 6162

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12310 and 12324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12310 and 12324 is 2.

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