What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12362 and 12372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12362 and 12372 is 2.

GCF(12362,12372) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12362 and 12372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12362 and 12372.

How to find the GCF of 12362 and 12372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12362 and 12372. After we will calculate the factors of 12362 and 12372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12362

Prime factors of 12362 are 2, 7, 883. Prime factorization of 12362 in exponential form is:

12362 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12372

Prime factors of 12372 are 2, 3, 1031. Prime factorization of 12372 in exponential form is:

12372 = 2² × 3¹ × 1031¹

Step-3: Factors of 12362

List of positive integer factors of 12362 that divides 12362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 883, 1766, 6181

Step-4: Factors of 12372

List of positive integer factors of 12372 that divides 12362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1031, 2062, 3093, 4124, 6186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12362 and 12372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12362 and 12372 is 2.

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