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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12850 and 12870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12850 and 12870 is 10.

GCF(12850,12870) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12850 and 12870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12850 and 12870.

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How to find the GCF of 12850 and 12870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12850 and 12870. After we will calculate the factors of 12850 and 12870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12850

Prime factors of 12850 are 2, 5, 257. Prime factorization of 12850 in exponential form is:

12850 = 21 × 52 × 2571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12870

Prime factors of 12870 are 2, 3, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 12870 in exponential form is:

12870 = 21 × 32 × 51 × 111 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 12850

List of positive integer factors of 12850 that divides 12850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 257, 514, 1285, 2570, 6425

Step-4: Factors of 12870

List of positive integer factors of 12870 that divides 12850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 30, 33, 39, 45, 55, 65, 66, 78, 90, 99, 110, 117, 130, 143, 165, 195, 198, 234, 286, 330, 390, 429, 495, 585, 715, 858, 990, 1170, 1287, 1430, 2145, 2574, 4290, 6435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12850 and 12870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12850 and 12870 is 10.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12850 and 12870