What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12580 and 12592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12580 and 12592 is 4.

GCF(12580,12592) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12580 and 12592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12580 and 12592.

How to find the GCF of 12580 and 12592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12580 and 12592. After we will calculate the factors of 12580 and 12592 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 12592

Prime factors of 12592 are 2, 787. Prime factorization of 12592 in exponential form is:

12592 = 2⁴ × 787¹

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 12592

List of positive integer factors of 12592 that divides 12580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 787, 1574, 3148, 6296

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12580 and 12592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12580 and 12592 is 4.

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