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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12490 and 12498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12490 and 12498 is 2.

GCF(12490,12498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12490 and 12498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12490 and 12498.

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How to find the GCF of 12490 and 12498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12490 and 12498. After we will calculate the factors of 12490 and 12498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12490

Prime factors of 12490 are 2, 5, 1249. Prime factorization of 12490 in exponential form is:

12490 = 21 × 51 × 12491

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12498

Prime factors of 12498 are 2, 3, 2083. Prime factorization of 12498 in exponential form is:

12498 = 21 × 31 × 20831

Step-3: Factors of 12490

List of positive integer factors of 12490 that divides 12490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1249, 2498, 6245

Step-4: Factors of 12498

List of positive integer factors of 12498 that divides 12490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2083, 4166, 6249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12490 and 12498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12490 and 12498 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12490 and 12498