What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12520 and 12536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12520 and 12536 is 8.

GCF(12520,12536) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12520 and 12536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12520 and 12536.

How to find the GCF of 12520 and 12536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12520 and 12536. After we will calculate the factors of 12520 and 12536 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12520

Prime factors of 12520 are 2, 5, 313. Prime factorization of 12520 in exponential form is:

12520 = 2³ × 5¹ × 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12536

Prime factors of 12536 are 2, 1567. Prime factorization of 12536 in exponential form is:

12536 = 2³ × 1567¹

Step-3: Factors of 12520

List of positive integer factors of 12520 that divides 12520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 313, 626, 1252, 1565, 2504, 3130, 6260

Step-4: Factors of 12536

List of positive integer factors of 12536 that divides 12520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1567, 3134, 6268

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12520 and 12536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12520 and 12536 is 8.

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