What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12898 and 12910?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12898 and 12910 is 2.

GCF(12898,12910) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12898 and 12910, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12898 and 12910.

How to find the GCF of 12898 and 12910?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12898 and 12910. After we will calculate the factors of 12898 and 12910 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12898

Prime factors of 12898 are 2, 6449. Prime factorization of 12898 in exponential form is:

12898 = 2¹ × 6449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12910

Prime factors of 12910 are 2, 5, 1291. Prime factorization of 12910 in exponential form is:

12910 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1291¹

Step-3: Factors of 12898

List of positive integer factors of 12898 that divides 12898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6449

Step-4: Factors of 12910

List of positive integer factors of 12910 that divides 12898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1291, 2582, 6455

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12898 and 12910. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12898 and 12910 is 2.

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