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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1272 and 1282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1272 and 1282 is 2.

GCF(1272,1282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1272 and 1282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1272 and 1282.

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How to find the GCF of 1272 and 1282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1272 and 1282. After we will calculate the factors of 1272 and 1282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1272

Prime factors of 1272 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 1272 in exponential form is:

1272 = 23 × 31 × 531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1282

Prime factors of 1282 are 2, 641. Prime factorization of 1282 in exponential form is:

1282 = 21 × 6411

Step-3: Factors of 1272

List of positive integer factors of 1272 that divides 1272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 53, 106, 159, 212, 318, 424, 636

Step-4: Factors of 1282

List of positive integer factors of 1282 that divides 1272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1272 and 1282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1272 and 1282 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1272 and 1282