What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12764 and 12780?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12764 and 12780 is 4.

GCF(12764,12780) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12764 and 12780, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12764 and 12780.

How to find the GCF of 12764 and 12780?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12764 and 12780. After we will calculate the factors of 12764 and 12780 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 12780

Prime factors of 12780 are 2, 3, 5, 71. Prime factorization of 12780 in exponential form is:

12780 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 71¹

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 12780

List of positive integer factors of 12780 that divides 12764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 71, 90, 142, 180, 213, 284, 355, 426, 639, 710, 852, 1065, 1278, 1420, 2130, 2556, 3195, 4260, 6390

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12764 and 12780. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12764 and 12780 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12764 and 12780