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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12504 and 12516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12504 and 12516 is 12.

GCF(12504,12516) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12504 and 12516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12504 and 12516.

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How to find the GCF of 12504 and 12516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12504 and 12516. After we will calculate the factors of 12504 and 12516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12504

Prime factors of 12504 are 2, 3, 521. Prime factorization of 12504 in exponential form is:

12504 = 23 × 31 × 5211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12516

Prime factors of 12516 are 2, 3, 7, 149. Prime factorization of 12516 in exponential form is:

12516 = 22 × 31 × 71 × 1491

Step-3: Factors of 12504

List of positive integer factors of 12504 that divides 12504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 521, 1042, 1563, 2084, 3126, 4168, 6252

Step-4: Factors of 12516

List of positive integer factors of 12516 that divides 12504 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 149, 298, 447, 596, 894, 1043, 1788, 2086, 3129, 4172, 6258

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12504 and 12516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12504 and 12516 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12504 and 12516