Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 12660
GCF(48, 12660) = 12, Greatest common factor of 48 and 12660 is 12. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 12660. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 12660 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 48 and 12660.
Prime Factorization of 48 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3 and Prime Factorization of 12660 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 211.
- Factorize\( (48) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (12660) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 5\times 211\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(48, 12660) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3 = 12\).
Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 12660 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 48 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
List of positive integers factors of 12660 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1055, 1266, 2110, 2532, 3165, 4220, 6330, 12660
As you can see, 12 is the greatest and common number that 48 and 12660 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 48 and 12660 is 12.
\(GCF(48, 12660) = 12\).
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