What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12281 and 12300?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12281 and 12300 is 1.

GCF(12281,12300) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12281 and 12300, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12281 and 12300.

How to find the GCF of 12281 and 12300?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12281 and 12300. After we will calculate the factors of 12281 and 12300 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12281

Prime factors of 12281 are 12281. Prime factorization of 12281 in exponential form is:

12281 = 12281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12300

Prime factors of 12300 are 2, 3, 5, 41. Prime factorization of 12300 in exponential form is:

12300 = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 12281

List of positive integer factors of 12281 that divides 12281 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12300

List of positive integer factors of 12300 that divides 12281 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 41, 50, 60, 75, 82, 100, 123, 150, 164, 205, 246, 300, 410, 492, 615, 820, 1025, 1230, 2050, 2460, 3075, 4100, 6150

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12281 and 12300. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12281 and 12300 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12281 and 12300