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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12490 and 12508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12490 and 12508 is 2.

GCF(12490,12508) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12490 and 12508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12490 and 12508.

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How to find the GCF of 12490 and 12508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12490 and 12508. After we will calculate the factors of 12490 and 12508 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 12508

Prime factors of 12508 are 2, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 12508 in exponential form is:

12508 = 22 × 531 × 591

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 12508

List of positive integer factors of 12508 that divides 12490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 59, 106, 118, 212, 236, 3127, 6254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12490 and 12508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12490 and 12508 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12490 and 12508