What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12331 and 12341?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12331 and 12341 is 1.

GCF(12331,12341) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12331 and 12341, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12331 and 12341.

How to find the GCF of 12331 and 12341?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12331 and 12341. After we will calculate the factors of 12331 and 12341 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12331

Prime factors of 12331 are 11, 19, 59. Prime factorization of 12331 in exponential form is:

12331 = 11¹ × 19¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12341

Prime factors of 12341 are 7, 41, 43. Prime factorization of 12341 in exponential form is:

12341 = 7¹ × 41¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 12331

List of positive integer factors of 12331 that divides 12331 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19, 59, 209, 649, 1121

Step-4: Factors of 12341

List of positive integer factors of 12341 that divides 12331 without a remainder.

1, 7, 41, 43, 287, 301, 1763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12331 and 12341. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12331 and 12341 is 1.

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