What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12842 and 12846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12842 and 12846 is 2.

GCF(12842,12846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12842 and 12846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12842 and 12846.

How to find the GCF of 12842 and 12846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12842 and 12846. After we will calculate the factors of 12842 and 12846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12842

Prime factors of 12842 are 2, 6421. Prime factorization of 12842 in exponential form is:

12842 = 2¹ × 6421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12846

Prime factors of 12846 are 2, 3, 2141. Prime factorization of 12846 in exponential form is:

12846 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2141¹

Step-3: Factors of 12842

List of positive integer factors of 12842 that divides 12842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6421

Step-4: Factors of 12846

List of positive integer factors of 12846 that divides 12842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2141, 4282, 6423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12842 and 12846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12842 and 12846 is 2.

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