What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12484 and 12494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12484 and 12494 is 2.

GCF(12484,12494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12484 and 12494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12484 and 12494.

How to find the GCF of 12484 and 12494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12484 and 12494. After we will calculate the factors of 12484 and 12494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12484

Prime factors of 12484 are 2, 3121. Prime factorization of 12484 in exponential form is:

12484 = 2² × 3121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12494

Prime factors of 12494 are 2, 6247. Prime factorization of 12494 in exponential form is:

12494 = 2¹ × 6247¹

Step-3: Factors of 12484

List of positive integer factors of 12484 that divides 12484 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3121, 6242

Step-4: Factors of 12494

List of positive integer factors of 12494 that divides 12484 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12484 and 12494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12484 and 12494 is 2.

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