What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12301 and 12312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12301 and 12312 is 1.

GCF(12301,12312) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12301 and 12312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12301 and 12312.

How to find the GCF of 12301 and 12312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12301 and 12312. After we will calculate the factors of 12301 and 12312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12301

Prime factors of 12301 are 12301. Prime factorization of 12301 in exponential form is:

12301 = 12301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12312

Prime factors of 12312 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 12312 in exponential form is:

12312 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 12301

List of positive integer factors of 12301 that divides 12301 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12312

List of positive integer factors of 12312 that divides 12301 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19, 24, 27, 36, 38, 54, 57, 72, 76, 81, 108, 114, 152, 162, 171, 216, 228, 324, 342, 456, 513, 648, 684, 1026, 1368, 1539, 2052, 3078, 4104, 6156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12301 and 12312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12301 and 12312 is 1.

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