What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12299 and 12308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12299 and 12308 is 1.

GCF(12299,12308) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12299 and 12308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12299 and 12308.

How to find the GCF of 12299 and 12308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12299 and 12308. After we will calculate the factors of 12299 and 12308 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 12308

Prime factors of 12308 are 2, 17, 181. Prime factorization of 12308 in exponential form is:

12308 = 2² × 17¹ × 181¹

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 12308

List of positive integer factors of 12308 that divides 12299 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 181, 362, 724, 3077, 6154

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12299 and 12308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12299 and 12308 is 1.

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