What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12682 and 12698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12682 and 12698 is 2.

GCF(12682,12698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12682 and 12698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12682 and 12698.

How to find the GCF of 12682 and 12698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12682 and 12698. After we will calculate the factors of 12682 and 12698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12698

Prime factors of 12698 are 2, 7, 907. Prime factorization of 12698 in exponential form is:

12698 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 907¹

Step-3: Factors of 12682

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12698

List of positive integer factors of 12698 that divides 12682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 907, 1814, 6349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12682 and 12698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12682 and 12698 is 2.

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