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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12716 and 12724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12716 and 12724 is 4.

GCF(12716,12724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12716 and 12724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12716 and 12724.

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How to find the GCF of 12716 and 12724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12716 and 12724. After we will calculate the factors of 12716 and 12724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12716

Prime factors of 12716 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 12716 in exponential form is:

12716 = 22 × 111 × 172

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12724

Prime factors of 12724 are 2, 3181. Prime factorization of 12724 in exponential form is:

12724 = 22 × 31811

Step-3: Factors of 12716

List of positive integer factors of 12716 that divides 12716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 187, 289, 374, 578, 748, 1156, 3179, 6358

Step-4: Factors of 12724

List of positive integer factors of 12724 that divides 12716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3181, 6362

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12716 and 12724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12716 and 12724 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12716 and 12724