What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12564 and 12570?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12564 and 12570 is 6.

GCF(12564,12570) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12564 and 12570, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12564 and 12570.

How to find the GCF of 12564 and 12570?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12564 and 12570. After we will calculate the factors of 12564 and 12570 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12564

Prime factors of 12564 are 2, 3, 349. Prime factorization of 12564 in exponential form is:

12564 = 2² × 3² × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12570

Prime factors of 12570 are 2, 3, 5, 419. Prime factorization of 12570 in exponential form is:

12570 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 12564

List of positive integer factors of 12564 that divides 12564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 349, 698, 1047, 1396, 2094, 3141, 4188, 6282

Step-4: Factors of 12570

List of positive integer factors of 12570 that divides 12564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 419, 838, 1257, 2095, 2514, 4190, 6285

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12564 and 12570. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12564 and 12570 is 6.

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