What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12286 and 12299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12286 and 12299 is 1.

GCF(12286,12299) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12286 and 12299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12286 and 12299.

How to find the GCF of 12286 and 12299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12286 and 12299. After we will calculate the factors of 12286 and 12299 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12286

Prime factors of 12286 are 2, 6143. Prime factorization of 12286 in exponential form is:

12286 = 2¹ × 6143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12299

Prime factors of 12299 are 7, 251. Prime factorization of 12299 in exponential form is:

12299 = 7² × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 12286

List of positive integer factors of 12286 that divides 12286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6143

Step-4: Factors of 12299

List of positive integer factors of 12299 that divides 12286 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 251, 1757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12286 and 12299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12286 and 12299 is 1.

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