What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12259 and 12278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12259 and 12278 is 1.

GCF(12259,12278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12259 and 12278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12259 and 12278.

How to find the GCF of 12259 and 12278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12259 and 12278. After we will calculate the factors of 12259 and 12278 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 12278

Prime factors of 12278 are 2, 7, 877. Prime factorization of 12278 in exponential form is:

12278 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 877¹

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 12278

List of positive integer factors of 12278 that divides 12259 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 877, 1754, 6139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12259 and 12278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12259 and 12278 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12259 and 12278