What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12351 and 12359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12351 and 12359 is 1.

GCF(12351,12359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12351 and 12359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12351 and 12359.

How to find the GCF of 12351 and 12359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12351 and 12359. After we will calculate the factors of 12351 and 12359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12351

Prime factors of 12351 are 3, 23, 179. Prime factorization of 12351 in exponential form is:

12351 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 179¹

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 12351

List of positive integer factors of 12351 that divides 12351 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 179, 537, 4117

Step-4: Factors of 12359

List of positive integer factors of 12359 that divides 12351 without a remainder.

1, 17, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12351 and 12359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12351 and 12359 is 1.

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