What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12378 and 12389?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12378 and 12389 is 1.

GCF(12378,12389) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12378 and 12389, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12378 and 12389.

How to find the GCF of 12378 and 12389?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12378 and 12389. After we will calculate the factors of 12378 and 12389 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12378

Prime factors of 12378 are 2, 3, 2063. Prime factorization of 12378 in exponential form is:

12378 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12389

Prime factors of 12389 are 13, 953. Prime factorization of 12389 in exponential form is:

12389 = 13¹ × 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 12378

List of positive integer factors of 12378 that divides 12378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2063, 4126, 6189

Step-4: Factors of 12389

List of positive integer factors of 12389 that divides 12378 without a remainder.

1, 13, 953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12378 and 12389. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12378 and 12389 is 1.

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