What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12536 and 12540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12536 and 12540 is 4.

GCF(12536,12540) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12536 and 12540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12536 and 12540.

How to find the GCF of 12536 and 12540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12536 and 12540. After we will calculate the factors of 12536 and 12540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12536

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

12536 = 2³ × 1567¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12540

Prime factors of 12540 are 2, 3, 5, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 12540 in exponential form is:

12540 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 12536

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12540

List of positive integer factors of 12540 that divides 12536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 30, 33, 38, 44, 55, 57, 60, 66, 76, 95, 110, 114, 132, 165, 190, 209, 220, 228, 285, 330, 380, 418, 570, 627, 660, 836, 1045, 1140, 1254, 2090, 2508, 3135, 4180, 6270

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12536 and 12540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12536 and 12540 is 4.

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