What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12578 and 12590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12578 and 12590 is 2.

GCF(12578,12590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12578 and 12590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12578 and 12590.

How to find the GCF of 12578 and 12590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12578 and 12590. After we will calculate the factors of 12578 and 12590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12578

Prime factors of 12578 are 2, 19, 331. Prime factorization of 12578 in exponential form is:

12578 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12590

Prime factors of 12590 are 2, 5, 1259. Prime factorization of 12590 in exponential form is:

12590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 12578

List of positive integer factors of 12578 that divides 12578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 331, 662, 6289

Step-4: Factors of 12590

List of positive integer factors of 12590 that divides 12578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1259, 2518, 6295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12578 and 12590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12578 and 12590 is 2.

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