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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12708 and 12726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12708 and 12726 is 18.

GCF(12708,12726) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12708 and 12726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12708 and 12726.

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How to find the GCF of 12708 and 12726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12708 and 12726. After we will calculate the factors of 12708 and 12726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12708

Prime factors of 12708 are 2, 3, 353. Prime factorization of 12708 in exponential form is:

12708 = 22 × 32 × 3531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12726

Prime factors of 12726 are 2, 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 12726 in exponential form is:

12726 = 21 × 32 × 71 × 1011

Step-3: Factors of 12708

List of positive integer factors of 12708 that divides 12708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 2118, 3177, 4236, 6354

Step-4: Factors of 12726

List of positive integer factors of 12726 that divides 12708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 101, 126, 202, 303, 606, 707, 909, 1414, 1818, 2121, 4242, 6363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12708 and 12726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12708 and 12726 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12708 and 12726