What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12371 and 12377?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12371 and 12377 is 1.

GCF(12371,12377) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12371 and 12377, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12371 and 12377.

How to find the GCF of 12371 and 12377?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12371 and 12377. After we will calculate the factors of 12371 and 12377 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12371

Prime factors of 12371 are 89, 139. Prime factorization of 12371 in exponential form is:

12371 = 89¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12377

Prime factors of 12377 are 12377. Prime factorization of 12377 in exponential form is:

12377 = 12377¹

Step-3: Factors of 12371

List of positive integer factors of 12371 that divides 12371 without a remainder.

1, 89, 139

Step-4: Factors of 12377

List of positive integer factors of 12377 that divides 12371 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12371 and 12377. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12371 and 12377 is 1.

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