What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12678 and 12682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12678 and 12682 is 2.

GCF(12678,12682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12678 and 12682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12678 and 12682.

How to find the GCF of 12678 and 12682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12678 and 12682. After we will calculate the factors of 12678 and 12682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12682

Prime factors of 12682 are 2, 17, 373. Prime factorization of 12682 in exponential form is:

12682 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 12678

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12682

List of positive integer factors of 12682 that divides 12678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 373, 746, 6341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12678 and 12682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12678 and 12682 is 2.

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