What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12270 and 12277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12270 and 12277 is 1.

GCF(12270,12277) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12270 and 12277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12270 and 12277.

How to find the GCF of 12270 and 12277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12270 and 12277. After we will calculate the factors of 12270 and 12277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12270

Prime factors of 12270 are 2, 3, 5, 409. Prime factorization of 12270 in exponential form is:

12270 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12277

Prime factors of 12277 are 12277. Prime factorization of 12277 in exponential form is:

12277 = 12277¹

Step-3: Factors of 12270

List of positive integer factors of 12270 that divides 12270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 409, 818, 1227, 2045, 2454, 4090, 6135

Step-4: Factors of 12277

List of positive integer factors of 12277 that divides 12270 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12270 and 12277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12270 and 12277 is 1.

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