What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12338 and 12352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12338 and 12352 is 2.

GCF(12338,12352) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12338 and 12352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12338 and 12352.

How to find the GCF of 12338 and 12352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12338 and 12352. After we will calculate the factors of 12338 and 12352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12338

Prime factors of 12338 are 2, 31, 199. Prime factorization of 12338 in exponential form is:

12338 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12352

Prime factors of 12352 are 2, 193. Prime factorization of 12352 in exponential form is:

12352 = 2⁶ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 12338

List of positive integer factors of 12338 that divides 12338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 199, 398, 6169

Step-4: Factors of 12352

List of positive integer factors of 12352 that divides 12338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 193, 386, 772, 1544, 3088, 6176

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12338 and 12352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12338 and 12352 is 2.

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