What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12396 and 12400?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12396 and 12400 is 4.

GCF(12396,12400) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12396 and 12400, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12396 and 12400.

How to find the GCF of 12396 and 12400?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12396 and 12400. After we will calculate the factors of 12396 and 12400 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12396

Prime factors of 12396 are 2, 3, 1033. Prime factorization of 12396 in exponential form is:

12396 = 2² × 3¹ × 1033¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12400

Prime factors of 12400 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 12400 in exponential form is:

12400 = 2⁴ × 5² × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 12396

List of positive integer factors of 12396 that divides 12396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1033, 2066, 3099, 4132, 6198

Step-4: Factors of 12400

List of positive integer factors of 12400 that divides 12396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 31, 40, 50, 62, 80, 100, 124, 155, 200, 248, 310, 400, 496, 620, 775, 1240, 1550, 2480, 3100, 6200

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12396 and 12400. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12396 and 12400 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12396 and 12400