What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12632 and 12650?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12632 and 12650 is 2.

GCF(12632,12650) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12632 and 12650, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12632 and 12650.

How to find the GCF of 12632 and 12650?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12632 and 12650. After we will calculate the factors of 12632 and 12650 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12632

Prime factors of 12632 are 2, 1579. Prime factorization of 12632 in exponential form is:

12632 = 2³ × 1579¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12650

Prime factors of 12650 are 2, 5, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 12650 in exponential form is:

12650 = 2¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 12632

List of positive integer factors of 12632 that divides 12632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1579, 3158, 6316

Step-4: Factors of 12650

List of positive integer factors of 12650 that divides 12632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 23, 25, 46, 50, 55, 110, 115, 230, 253, 275, 506, 550, 575, 1150, 1265, 2530, 6325

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12632 and 12650. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12632 and 12650 is 2.

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