What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12416 and 12426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12416 and 12426 is 2.

GCF(12416,12426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12416 and 12426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12416 and 12426.

How to find the GCF of 12416 and 12426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12416 and 12426. After we will calculate the factors of 12416 and 12426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12416

Prime factors of 12416 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 12416 in exponential form is:

12416 = 2⁷ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12426

Prime factors of 12426 are 2, 3, 19, 109. Prime factorization of 12426 in exponential form is:

12426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 12416

List of positive integer factors of 12416 that divides 12416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 97, 128, 194, 388, 776, 1552, 3104, 6208

Step-4: Factors of 12426

List of positive integer factors of 12426 that divides 12416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 109, 114, 218, 327, 654, 2071, 4142, 6213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12416 and 12426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12416 and 12426 is 2.

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