What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12586 and 12596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12586 and 12596 is 2.

GCF(12586,12596) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12586 and 12596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12586 and 12596.

How to find the GCF of 12586 and 12596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12586 and 12596. After we will calculate the factors of 12586 and 12596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12596

Prime factors of 12596 are 2, 47, 67. Prime factorization of 12596 in exponential form is:

12596 = 2² × 47¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 12586

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12596

List of positive integer factors of 12596 that divides 12586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 67, 94, 134, 188, 268, 3149, 6298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12586 and 12596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12586 and 12596 is 2.

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