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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12406 and 12422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12406 and 12422 is 2.

GCF(12406,12422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12406 and 12422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12406 and 12422.

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How to find the GCF of 12406 and 12422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12406 and 12422. After we will calculate the factors of 12406 and 12422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12406

Prime factors of 12406 are 2, 6203. Prime factorization of 12406 in exponential form is:

12406 = 21 × 62031

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12422

Prime factors of 12422 are 2, 6211. Prime factorization of 12422 in exponential form is:

12422 = 21 × 62111

Step-3: Factors of 12406

List of positive integer factors of 12406 that divides 12406 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6203

Step-4: Factors of 12422

List of positive integer factors of 12422 that divides 12406 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12406 and 12422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12406 and 12422 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12406 and 12422