What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12318 and 12329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12318 and 12329 is 1.

GCF(12318,12329) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12318 and 12329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12318 and 12329.

How to find the GCF of 12318 and 12329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12318 and 12329. After we will calculate the factors of 12318 and 12329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12318

Prime factors of 12318 are 2, 3, 2053. Prime factorization of 12318 in exponential form is:

12318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12329

Prime factors of 12329 are 12329. Prime factorization of 12329 in exponential form is:

12329 = 12329¹

Step-3: Factors of 12318

List of positive integer factors of 12318 that divides 12318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2053, 4106, 6159

Step-4: Factors of 12329

List of positive integer factors of 12329 that divides 12318 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12318 and 12329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12318 and 12329 is 1.

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