What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12372 and 12383?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12372 and 12383 is 1.

GCF(12372,12383) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12372 and 12383, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12372 and 12383.

How to find the GCF of 12372 and 12383?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12372 and 12383. After we will calculate the factors of 12372 and 12383 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12372

Prime factors of 12372 are 2, 3, 1031. Prime factorization of 12372 in exponential form is:

12372 = 2² × 3¹ × 1031¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12383

Prime factors of 12383 are 7, 29, 61. Prime factorization of 12383 in exponential form is:

12383 = 7¹ × 29¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 12372

List of positive integer factors of 12372 that divides 12372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1031, 2062, 3093, 4124, 6186

Step-4: Factors of 12383

List of positive integer factors of 12383 that divides 12372 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 61, 203, 427, 1769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12372 and 12383. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12372 and 12383 is 1.

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