What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12013 and 12017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12013 and 12017 is 1.

GCF(12013,12017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12013 and 12017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12013 and 12017.

How to find the GCF of 12013 and 12017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12013 and 12017. After we will calculate the factors of 12013 and 12017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12013

Prime factors of 12013 are 41, 293. Prime factorization of 12013 in exponential form is:

12013 = 41¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12017

Prime factors of 12017 are 61, 197. Prime factorization of 12017 in exponential form is:

12017 = 61¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 12013

List of positive integer factors of 12013 that divides 12013 without a remainder.

1, 41, 293

Step-4: Factors of 12017

List of positive integer factors of 12017 that divides 12013 without a remainder.

1, 61, 197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12013 and 12017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12013 and 12017 is 1.

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