What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12580 and 12586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12580 and 12586 is 2.

GCF(12580,12586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12580 and 12586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12580 and 12586.

How to find the GCF of 12580 and 12586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12580 and 12586. After we will calculate the factors of 12580 and 12586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12580

Prime factors of 12580 are 2, 5, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 12580 in exponential form is:

12580 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12586

Prime factors of 12586 are 2, 7, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 12586 in exponential form is:

12586 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 12580

List of positive integer factors of 12580 that divides 12580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 37, 68, 74, 85, 148, 170, 185, 340, 370, 629, 740, 1258, 2516, 3145, 6290

Step-4: Factors of 12586

List of positive integer factors of 12586 that divides 12580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 29, 31, 58, 62, 203, 217, 406, 434, 899, 1798, 6293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12580 and 12586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12580 and 12586 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12580 and 12586