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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12528 and 12542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12528 and 12542 is 2.

GCF(12528,12542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12528 and 12542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12528 and 12542.

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How to find the GCF of 12528 and 12542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12528 and 12542. After we will calculate the factors of 12528 and 12542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12528

Prime factors of 12528 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 12528 in exponential form is:

12528 = 24 × 33 × 291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12542

Prime factors of 12542 are 2, 6271. Prime factorization of 12542 in exponential form is:

12542 = 21 × 62711

Step-3: Factors of 12528

List of positive integer factors of 12528 that divides 12528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 29, 36, 48, 54, 58, 72, 87, 108, 116, 144, 174, 216, 232, 261, 348, 432, 464, 522, 696, 783, 1044, 1392, 1566, 2088, 3132, 4176, 6264

Step-4: Factors of 12542

List of positive integer factors of 12542 that divides 12528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12528 and 12542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12528 and 12542 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12528 and 12542