What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12462 and 12471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12462 and 12471 is 3.

GCF(12462,12471) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12462 and 12471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12462 and 12471.

How to find the GCF of 12462 and 12471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12462 and 12471. After we will calculate the factors of 12462 and 12471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12462

Prime factors of 12462 are 2, 3, 31, 67. Prime factorization of 12462 in exponential form is:

12462 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12471

Prime factors of 12471 are 3, 4157. Prime factorization of 12471 in exponential form is:

12471 = 3¹ × 4157¹

Step-3: Factors of 12462

List of positive integer factors of 12462 that divides 12462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 67, 93, 134, 186, 201, 402, 2077, 4154, 6231

Step-4: Factors of 12471

List of positive integer factors of 12471 that divides 12462 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12462 and 12471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12462 and 12471 is 3.

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