What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12306 and 12323?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12306 and 12323 is 1.

GCF(12306,12323) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12306 and 12323, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12306 and 12323.

How to find the GCF of 12306 and 12323?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12306 and 12323. After we will calculate the factors of 12306 and 12323 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12306

Prime factors of 12306 are 2, 3, 7, 293. Prime factorization of 12306 in exponential form is:

12306 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12323

Prime factors of 12323 are 12323. Prime factorization of 12323 in exponential form is:

12323 = 12323¹

Step-3: Factors of 12306

List of positive integer factors of 12306 that divides 12306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 293, 586, 879, 1758, 2051, 4102, 6153

Step-4: Factors of 12323

List of positive integer factors of 12323 that divides 12306 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12306 and 12323. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12306 and 12323 is 1.

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