What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12596 and 12608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12596 and 12608 is 4.

GCF(12596,12608) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12596 and 12608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12596 and 12608.

How to find the GCF of 12596 and 12608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12596 and 12608. After we will calculate the factors of 12596 and 12608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12608

Prime factors of 12608 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 12608 in exponential form is:

12608 = 2⁶ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 12596

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12608

List of positive integer factors of 12608 that divides 12596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 197, 394, 788, 1576, 3152, 6304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12596 and 12608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12596 and 12608 is 4.

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