What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12674 and 12678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12674 and 12678 is 2.

GCF(12674,12678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12674 and 12678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12674 and 12678.

How to find the GCF of 12674 and 12678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12674 and 12678. After we will calculate the factors of 12674 and 12678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12674

Prime factors of 12674 are 2, 6337. Prime factorization of 12674 in exponential form is:

12674 = 2¹ × 6337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12678

Prime factors of 12678 are 2, 3, 2113. Prime factorization of 12678 in exponential form is:

12678 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2113¹

Step-3: Factors of 12674

List of positive integer factors of 12674 that divides 12674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6337

Step-4: Factors of 12678

List of positive integer factors of 12678 that divides 12674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2113, 4226, 6339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12674 and 12678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12674 and 12678 is 2.

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