What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12584 and 12602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12584 and 12602 is 2.

GCF(12584,12602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12584 and 12602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12584 and 12602.

How to find the GCF of 12584 and 12602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12584 and 12602. After we will calculate the factors of 12584 and 12602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12584

Prime factors of 12584 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 12584 in exponential form is:

12584 = 2³ × 11² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12602

Prime factors of 12602 are 2, 6301. Prime factorization of 12602 in exponential form is:

12602 = 2¹ × 6301¹

Step-3: Factors of 12584

List of positive integer factors of 12584 that divides 12584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 88, 104, 121, 143, 242, 286, 484, 572, 968, 1144, 1573, 3146, 6292

Step-4: Factors of 12602

List of positive integer factors of 12602 that divides 12584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12584 and 12602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12584 and 12602 is 2.

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