What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12970 and 12982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12970 and 12982 is 2.

GCF(12970,12982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12970 and 12982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12970 and 12982.

How to find the GCF of 12970 and 12982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12970 and 12982. After we will calculate the factors of 12970 and 12982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12970

Prime factors of 12970 are 2, 5, 1297. Prime factorization of 12970 in exponential form is:

12970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12982

Prime factors of 12982 are 2, 6491. Prime factorization of 12982 in exponential form is:

12982 = 2¹ × 6491¹

Step-3: Factors of 12970

List of positive integer factors of 12970 that divides 12970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1297, 2594, 6485

Step-4: Factors of 12982

List of positive integer factors of 12982 that divides 12970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12970 and 12982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12970 and 12982 is 2.

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