What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12518 and 12538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12518 and 12538 is 2.

GCF(12518,12538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12518 and 12538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12518 and 12538.

How to find the GCF of 12518 and 12538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12518 and 12538. After we will calculate the factors of 12518 and 12538 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 12538

Prime factors of 12538 are 2, 6269. Prime factorization of 12538 in exponential form is:

12538 = 2¹ × 6269¹

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 12538

List of positive integer factors of 12538 that divides 12518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12518 and 12538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12518 and 12538 is 2.

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