What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12232 and 12237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12232 and 12237 is 1.

GCF(12232,12237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12232 and 12237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12232 and 12237.

How to find the GCF of 12232 and 12237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12232 and 12237. After we will calculate the factors of 12232 and 12237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12232

Prime factors of 12232 are 2, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 12232 in exponential form is:

12232 = 2³ × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12237

Prime factors of 12237 are 3, 4079. Prime factorization of 12237 in exponential form is:

12237 = 3¹ × 4079¹

Step-3: Factors of 12232

List of positive integer factors of 12232 that divides 12232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 139, 278, 556, 1112, 1529, 3058, 6116

Step-4: Factors of 12237

List of positive integer factors of 12237 that divides 12232 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12232 and 12237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12232 and 12237 is 1.

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