What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12205 and 12214?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12205 and 12214 is 1.

GCF(12205,12214) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12205 and 12214, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12205 and 12214.

How to find the GCF of 12205 and 12214?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12205 and 12214. After we will calculate the factors of 12205 and 12214 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12205

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

12205 = 5¹ × 2441¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12214

Prime factors of 12214 are 2, 31, 197. Prime factorization of 12214 in exponential form is:

12214 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 12205

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

1, 5, 2441

Step-4: Factors of 12214

List of positive integer factors of 12214 that divides 12205 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 197, 394, 6107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12205 and 12214. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12205 and 12214 is 1.

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