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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12726 and 12732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12726 and 12732 is 6.

GCF(12726,12732) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12726 and 12732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12726 and 12732.

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How to find the GCF of 12726 and 12732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12726 and 12732. After we will calculate the factors of 12726 and 12732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12732

Prime factors of 12732 are 2, 3, 1061. Prime factorization of 12732 in exponential form is:

12732 = 22 × 31 × 10611

Step-3: Factors of 12726

List of positive integer factors of 12726 that divides 12726 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

Step-4: Factors of 12732

List of positive integer factors of 12732 that divides 12726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1061, 2122, 3183, 4244, 6366

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12726 and 12732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12726 and 12732 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12726 and 12732