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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12498 and 12502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12498 and 12502 is 2.

GCF(12498,12502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12498 and 12502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12498 and 12502.

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How to find the GCF of 12498 and 12502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12498 and 12502. After we will calculate the factors of 12498 and 12502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12502

Prime factors of 12502 are 2, 7, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 12502 in exponential form is:

12502 = 21 × 71 × 191 × 471

Step-3: Factors of 12498

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12502

List of positive integer factors of 12502 that divides 12498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 47, 94, 133, 266, 329, 658, 893, 1786, 6251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12498 and 12502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12498 and 12502 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12498 and 12502