What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12341 and 12346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12341 and 12346 is 1.

GCF(12341,12346) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12341 and 12346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12341 and 12346.

How to find the GCF of 12341 and 12346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12341 and 12346. After we will calculate the factors of 12341 and 12346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12346

Prime factors of 12346 are 2, 6173. Prime factorization of 12346 in exponential form is:

12346 = 2¹ × 6173¹

Step-3: Factors of 12341

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12346

List of positive integer factors of 12346 that divides 12341 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12341 and 12346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12341 and 12346 is 1.

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