What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12622 and 12626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12622 and 12626 is 2.

GCF(12622,12626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12622 and 12626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12622 and 12626.

How to find the GCF of 12622 and 12626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12622 and 12626. After we will calculate the factors of 12622 and 12626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12622

Prime factors of 12622 are 2, 6311. Prime factorization of 12622 in exponential form is:

12622 = 2¹ × 6311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12626

Prime factors of 12626 are 2, 59, 107. Prime factorization of 12626 in exponential form is:

12626 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 12622

List of positive integer factors of 12622 that divides 12622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6311

Step-4: Factors of 12626

List of positive integer factors of 12626 that divides 12622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 107, 118, 214, 6313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12622 and 12626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12622 and 12626 is 2.

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