What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12231 and 12239?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12231 and 12239 is 1.

GCF(12231,12239) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12231 and 12239, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12231 and 12239.

How to find the GCF of 12231 and 12239?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12231 and 12239. After we will calculate the factors of 12231 and 12239 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12231

Prime factors of 12231 are 3, 151. Prime factorization of 12231 in exponential form is:

12231 = 3⁴ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12239

Prime factors of 12239 are 12239. Prime factorization of 12239 in exponential form is:

12239 = 12239¹

Step-3: Factors of 12231

List of positive integer factors of 12231 that divides 12231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 151, 453, 1359, 4077

Step-4: Factors of 12239

List of positive integer factors of 12239 that divides 12231 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12231 and 12239. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12231 and 12239 is 1.

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