What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12284 and 12297?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12284 and 12297 is 1.

GCF(12284,12297) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12284 and 12297, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12284 and 12297.

How to find the GCF of 12284 and 12297?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12284 and 12297. After we will calculate the factors of 12284 and 12297 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12284

Prime factors of 12284 are 2, 37, 83. Prime factorization of 12284 in exponential form is:

12284 = 2² × 37¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12297

Prime factors of 12297 are 3, 4099. Prime factorization of 12297 in exponential form is:

12297 = 3¹ × 4099¹

Step-3: Factors of 12284

List of positive integer factors of 12284 that divides 12284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 83, 148, 166, 332, 3071, 6142

Step-4: Factors of 12297

List of positive integer factors of 12297 that divides 12284 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12284 and 12297. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12284 and 12297 is 1.

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