What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12299 and 12305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12299 and 12305 is 1.

GCF(12299,12305) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12299 and 12305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12299 and 12305.

How to find the GCF of 12299 and 12305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12299 and 12305. After we will calculate the factors of 12299 and 12305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12299

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

12299 = 7² × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12305

Prime factors of 12305 are 5, 23, 107. Prime factorization of 12305 in exponential form is:

12305 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 12299

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

1, 7, 49, 251, 1757

Step-4: Factors of 12305

List of positive integer factors of 12305 that divides 12299 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 107, 115, 535, 2461

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12299 and 12305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12299 and 12305 is 1.

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