What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12786 and 12792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12786 and 12792 is 6.

GCF(12786,12792) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12786 and 12792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12786 and 12792.

How to find the GCF of 12786 and 12792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12786 and 12792. After we will calculate the factors of 12786 and 12792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12786

Prime factors of 12786 are 2, 3, 2131. Prime factorization of 12786 in exponential form is:

12786 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12792

Prime factors of 12792 are 2, 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 12792 in exponential form is:

12792 = 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 12786

List of positive integer factors of 12786 that divides 12786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2131, 4262, 6393

Step-4: Factors of 12792

List of positive integer factors of 12792 that divides 12786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 41, 52, 78, 82, 104, 123, 156, 164, 246, 312, 328, 492, 533, 984, 1066, 1599, 2132, 3198, 4264, 6396

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12786 and 12792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12786 and 12792 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12786 and 12792