What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12199 and 12218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12199 and 12218 is 1.

GCF(12199,12218) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12199 and 12218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12199 and 12218.

How to find the GCF of 12199 and 12218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12199 and 12218. After we will calculate the factors of 12199 and 12218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12199

Prime factors of 12199 are 11, 1109. Prime factorization of 12199 in exponential form is:

12199 = 11¹ × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12218

Prime factors of 12218 are 2, 41, 149. Prime factorization of 12218 in exponential form is:

12218 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 12199

List of positive integer factors of 12199 that divides 12199 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1109

Step-4: Factors of 12218

List of positive integer factors of 12218 that divides 12199 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 149, 298, 6109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12199 and 12218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12199 and 12218 is 1.

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