What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12388 and 12402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12388 and 12402 is 2.

GCF(12388,12402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12388 and 12402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12388 and 12402.

How to find the GCF of 12388 and 12402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12388 and 12402. After we will calculate the factors of 12388 and 12402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12388

Prime factors of 12388 are 2, 19, 163. Prime factorization of 12388 in exponential form is:

12388 = 2² × 19¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12402

Prime factors of 12402 are 2, 3, 13, 53. Prime factorization of 12402 in exponential form is:

12402 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 12388

List of positive integer factors of 12388 that divides 12388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 163, 326, 652, 3097, 6194

Step-4: Factors of 12402

List of positive integer factors of 12402 that divides 12388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 53, 78, 106, 117, 159, 234, 318, 477, 689, 954, 1378, 2067, 4134, 6201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12388 and 12402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12388 and 12402 is 2.

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