What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12764 and 12778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12764 and 12778 is 2.

GCF(12764,12778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12764 and 12778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12764 and 12778.

How to find the GCF of 12764 and 12778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12764 and 12778. After we will calculate the factors of 12764 and 12778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12764

Prime factors of 12764 are 2, 3191. Prime factorization of 12764 in exponential form is:

12764 = 2² × 3191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12778

Prime factors of 12778 are 2, 6389. Prime factorization of 12778 in exponential form is:

12778 = 2¹ × 6389¹

Step-3: Factors of 12764

List of positive integer factors of 12764 that divides 12764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3191, 6382

Step-4: Factors of 12778

List of positive integer factors of 12778 that divides 12764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12764 and 12778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12764 and 12778 is 2.

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