What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12348 and 12359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12348 and 12359 is 1.

GCF(12348,12359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12348 and 12359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12348 and 12359.

How to find the GCF of 12348 and 12359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12348 and 12359. After we will calculate the factors of 12348 and 12359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12348

Prime factors of 12348 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 12348 in exponential form is:

12348 = 2² × 3² × 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12359

Prime factors of 12359 are 17, 727. Prime factorization of 12359 in exponential form is:

12359 = 17¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 12348

List of positive integer factors of 12348 that divides 12348 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 49, 63, 84, 98, 126, 147, 196, 252, 294, 343, 441, 588, 686, 882, 1029, 1372, 1764, 2058, 3087, 4116, 6174

Step-4: Factors of 12359

List of positive integer factors of 12359 that divides 12348 without a remainder.

1, 17, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12348 and 12359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12348 and 12359 is 1.

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