What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12342 and 12348?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12342 and 12348 is 6.

GCF(12342,12348) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12342 and 12348, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12342 and 12348.

How to find the GCF of 12342 and 12348?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12342 and 12348. After we will calculate the factors of 12342 and 12348 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12342

Prime factors of 12342 are 2, 3, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 12342 in exponential form is:

12342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12348

Prime factors of 12348 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 12348 in exponential form is:

12348 = 2² × 3² × 7³

Step-3: Factors of 12342

List of positive integer factors of 12342 that divides 12342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 17, 22, 33, 34, 51, 66, 102, 121, 187, 242, 363, 374, 561, 726, 1122, 2057, 4114, 6171

Step-4: Factors of 12348

List of positive integer factors of 12348 that divides 12342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 49, 63, 84, 98, 126, 147, 196, 252, 294, 343, 441, 588, 686, 882, 1029, 1372, 1764, 2058, 3087, 4116, 6174

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12342 and 12348. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12342 and 12348 is 6.

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