What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1246 and 1262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1246 and 1262 is 2.

GCF(1246,1262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1246 and 1262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1246 and 1262.

How to find the GCF of 1246 and 1262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1246 and 1262. After we will calculate the factors of 1246 and 1262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1246

Prime factors of 1246 are 2, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 1246 in exponential form is:

1246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1262

Prime factors of 1262 are 2, 631. Prime factorization of 1262 in exponential form is:

1262 = 2¹ × 631¹

Step-3: Factors of 1246

List of positive integer factors of 1246 that divides 1246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 89, 178, 623

Step-4: Factors of 1262

List of positive integer factors of 1262 that divides 1246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1246 and 1262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1246 and 1262 is 2.

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