What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12726 and 12736?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12726 and 12736 is 2.

GCF(12726,12736) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12726 and 12736, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12726 and 12736.

How to find the GCF of 12726 and 12736?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12726 and 12736. After we will calculate the factors of 12726 and 12736 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 12736

Prime factors of 12736 are 2, 199. Prime factorization of 12736 in exponential form is:

12736 = 2⁶ × 199¹

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 12736

List of positive integer factors of 12736 that divides 12726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 199, 398, 796, 1592, 3184, 6368

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12726 and 12736. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12726 and 12736 is 2.

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