What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12648 and 12664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12648 and 12664 is 8.

GCF(12648,12664) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12648 and 12664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12648 and 12664.

How to find the GCF of 12648 and 12664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12648 and 12664. After we will calculate the factors of 12648 and 12664 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12648

Prime factors of 12648 are 2, 3, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 12648 in exponential form is:

12648 = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12664

Prime factors of 12664 are 2, 1583. Prime factorization of 12664 in exponential form is:

12664 = 2³ × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 12648

List of positive integer factors of 12648 that divides 12648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 24, 31, 34, 51, 62, 68, 93, 102, 124, 136, 186, 204, 248, 372, 408, 527, 744, 1054, 1581, 2108, 3162, 4216, 6324

Step-4: Factors of 12664

List of positive integer factors of 12664 that divides 12648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1583, 3166, 6332

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12648 and 12664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12648 and 12664 is 8.

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