What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12197 and 12205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12197 and 12205 is 1.

GCF(12197,12205) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12197 and 12205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12197 and 12205.

How to find the GCF of 12197 and 12205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12197 and 12205. After we will calculate the factors of 12197 and 12205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12197

Prime factors of 12197 are 12197. Prime factorization of 12197 in exponential form is:

12197 = 12197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12205

Prime factors of 12205 are 5, 2441. Prime factorization of 12205 in exponential form is:

12205 = 5¹ × 2441¹

Step-3: Factors of 12197

List of positive integer factors of 12197 that divides 12197 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12205

List of positive integer factors of 12205 that divides 12197 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12197 and 12205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12197 and 12205 is 1.

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