What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12860 and 12872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12860 and 12872 is 4.

GCF(12860,12872) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12860 and 12872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12860 and 12872.

How to find the GCF of 12860 and 12872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12860 and 12872. After we will calculate the factors of 12860 and 12872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12860

Prime factors of 12860 are 2, 5, 643. Prime factorization of 12860 in exponential form is:

12860 = 2² × 5¹ × 643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12872

Prime factors of 12872 are 2, 1609. Prime factorization of 12872 in exponential form is:

12872 = 2³ × 1609¹

Step-3: Factors of 12860

List of positive integer factors of 12860 that divides 12860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 643, 1286, 2572, 3215, 6430

Step-4: Factors of 12872

List of positive integer factors of 12872 that divides 12860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1609, 3218, 6436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12860 and 12872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12860 and 12872 is 4.

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