What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12197 and 12213?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12197 and 12213 is 1.

GCF(12197,12213) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12197 and 12213, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12197 and 12213.

How to find the GCF of 12197 and 12213?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12197 and 12213. After we will calculate the factors of 12197 and 12213 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 12213

Prime factors of 12213 are 3, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 12213 in exponential form is:

12213 = 3² × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 12197

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

Step-4: Factors of 12213

List of positive integer factors of 12213 that divides 12197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 59, 69, 177, 207, 531, 1357, 4071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12197 and 12213. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12197 and 12213 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12197 and 12213