What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12267 and 12278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12267 and 12278 is 1.

GCF(12267,12278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12267 and 12278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12267 and 12278.

How to find the GCF of 12267 and 12278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12267 and 12278. After we will calculate the factors of 12267 and 12278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12267

Prime factors of 12267 are 3, 29, 47. Prime factorization of 12267 in exponential form is:

12267 = 3² × 29¹ × 47¹

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 12267

List of positive integer factors of 12267 that divides 12267 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 47, 87, 141, 261, 423, 1363, 4089

Step-4: Factors of 12278

List of positive integer factors of 12278 that divides 12267 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12267 and 12278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12267 and 12278 is 1.

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