What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12462 and 12482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12462 and 12482 is 2.

GCF(12462,12482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12462 and 12482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12462 and 12482.

How to find the GCF of 12462 and 12482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12462 and 12482. After we will calculate the factors of 12462 and 12482 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 12482

Prime factors of 12482 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 12482 in exponential form is:

12482 = 2¹ × 79²

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 12482

List of positive integer factors of 12482 that divides 12462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 6241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12462 and 12482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12462 and 12482 is 2.

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