What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12266 and 12271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12266 and 12271 is 1.

GCF(12266,12271) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12266 and 12271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12266 and 12271.

How to find the GCF of 12266 and 12271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12266 and 12271. After we will calculate the factors of 12266 and 12271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12266

Prime factors of 12266 are 2, 6133. Prime factorization of 12266 in exponential form is:

12266 = 2¹ × 6133¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12271

Prime factors of 12271 are 7, 1753. Prime factorization of 12271 in exponential form is:

12271 = 7¹ × 1753¹

Step-3: Factors of 12266

List of positive integer factors of 12266 that divides 12266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6133

Step-4: Factors of 12271

List of positive integer factors of 12271 that divides 12266 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12266 and 12271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12266 and 12271 is 1.

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