What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12518 and 12530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12518 and 12530 is 2.

GCF(12518,12530) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12518 and 12530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12518 and 12530.

How to find the GCF of 12518 and 12530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12518 and 12530. After we will calculate the factors of 12518 and 12530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12518

Prime factors of 12518 are 2, 11, 569. Prime factorization of 12518 in exponential form is:

12518 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12530

Prime factors of 12530 are 2, 5, 7, 179. Prime factorization of 12530 in exponential form is:

12530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 12518

List of positive integer factors of 12518 that divides 12518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 569, 1138, 6259

Step-4: Factors of 12530

List of positive integer factors of 12530 that divides 12518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70, 179, 358, 895, 1253, 1790, 2506, 6265

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12518 and 12530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12518 and 12530 is 2.

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