What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12259 and 12275?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12259 and 12275 is 1.

GCF(12259,12275) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12259 and 12275, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12259 and 12275.

How to find the GCF of 12259 and 12275?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12259 and 12275. After we will calculate the factors of 12259 and 12275 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12259

Prime factors of 12259 are 13, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 12259 in exponential form is:

12259 = 13¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12275

Prime factors of 12275 are 5, 491. Prime factorization of 12275 in exponential form is:

12275 = 5² × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 12259

List of positive integer factors of 12259 that divides 12259 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 41, 299, 533, 943

Step-4: Factors of 12275

List of positive integer factors of 12275 that divides 12259 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 491, 2455

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12259 and 12275. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12259 and 12275 is 1.

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