What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12251 and 12268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12251 and 12268 is 1.

GCF(12251,12268) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12251 and 12268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12251 and 12268.

How to find the GCF of 12251 and 12268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12251 and 12268. After we will calculate the factors of 12251 and 12268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12251

Prime factors of 12251 are 12251. Prime factorization of 12251 in exponential form is:

12251 = 12251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12268

Prime factors of 12268 are 2, 3067. Prime factorization of 12268 in exponential form is:

12268 = 2² × 3067¹

Step-3: Factors of 12251

List of positive integer factors of 12251 that divides 12251 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12268

List of positive integer factors of 12268 that divides 12251 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3067, 6134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12251 and 12268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12251 and 12268 is 1.

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