What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12291 and 12310?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12291 and 12310 is 1.

GCF(12291,12310) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12291 and 12310, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12291 and 12310.

How to find the GCF of 12291 and 12310?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12291 and 12310. After we will calculate the factors of 12291 and 12310 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12291

Prime factors of 12291 are 3, 17, 241. Prime factorization of 12291 in exponential form is:

12291 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12310

Prime factors of 12310 are 2, 5, 1231. Prime factorization of 12310 in exponential form is:

12310 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1231¹

Step-3: Factors of 12291

List of positive integer factors of 12291 that divides 12291 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 241, 723, 4097

Step-4: Factors of 12310

List of positive integer factors of 12310 that divides 12291 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1231, 2462, 6155

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12291 and 12310. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12291 and 12310 is 1.

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