What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12856 and 12862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12856 and 12862 is 2.

GCF(12856,12862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12856 and 12862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12856 and 12862.

How to find the GCF of 12856 and 12862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12856 and 12862. After we will calculate the factors of 12856 and 12862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12856

Prime factors of 12856 are 2, 1607. Prime factorization of 12856 in exponential form is:

12856 = 2³ × 1607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12862

Prime factors of 12862 are 2, 59, 109. Prime factorization of 12862 in exponential form is:

12862 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 12856

List of positive integer factors of 12856 that divides 12856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1607, 3214, 6428

Step-4: Factors of 12862

List of positive integer factors of 12862 that divides 12856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 109, 118, 218, 6431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12856 and 12862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12856 and 12862 is 2.

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