What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12710 and 12718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12710 and 12718 is 2.

GCF(12710,12718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12710 and 12718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12710 and 12718.

How to find the GCF of 12710 and 12718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12710 and 12718. After we will calculate the factors of 12710 and 12718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12710

Prime factors of 12710 are 2, 5, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 12710 in exponential form is:

12710 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12718

Prime factors of 12718 are 2, 6359. Prime factorization of 12718 in exponential form is:

12718 = 2¹ × 6359¹

Step-3: Factors of 12710

List of positive integer factors of 12710 that divides 12710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 31, 41, 62, 82, 155, 205, 310, 410, 1271, 2542, 6355

Step-4: Factors of 12718

List of positive integer factors of 12718 that divides 12710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12710 and 12718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12710 and 12718 is 2.

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