What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12336 and 12343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12336 and 12343 is 1.

GCF(12336,12343) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12336 and 12343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12336 and 12343.

How to find the GCF of 12336 and 12343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12336 and 12343. After we will calculate the factors of 12336 and 12343 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12336

Prime factors of 12336 are 2, 3, 257. Prime factorization of 12336 in exponential form is:

12336 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12343

Prime factors of 12343 are 12343. Prime factorization of 12343 in exponential form is:

12343 = 12343¹

Step-3: Factors of 12336

List of positive integer factors of 12336 that divides 12336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 257, 514, 771, 1028, 1542, 2056, 3084, 4112, 6168

Step-4: Factors of 12343

List of positive integer factors of 12343 that divides 12336 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12336 and 12343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12336 and 12343 is 1.

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