What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12368 and 12373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12368 and 12373 is 1.

GCF(12368,12373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12368 and 12373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12368 and 12373.

How to find the GCF of 12368 and 12373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12368 and 12373. After we will calculate the factors of 12368 and 12373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12368

Prime factors of 12368 are 2, 773. Prime factorization of 12368 in exponential form is:

12368 = 2⁴ × 773¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12373

Prime factors of 12373 are 12373. Prime factorization of 12373 in exponential form is:

12373 = 12373¹

Step-3: Factors of 12368

List of positive integer factors of 12368 that divides 12368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 773, 1546, 3092, 6184

Step-4: Factors of 12373

List of positive integer factors of 12373 that divides 12368 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12368 and 12373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12368 and 12373 is 1.

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