What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12387 and 12397?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12387 and 12397 is 1.

GCF(12387,12397) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12387 and 12397, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12387 and 12397.

How to find the GCF of 12387 and 12397?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12387 and 12397. After we will calculate the factors of 12387 and 12397 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12387

Prime factors of 12387 are 3, 4129. Prime factorization of 12387 in exponential form is:

12387 = 3¹ × 4129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12397

Prime factors of 12397 are 7, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 12397 in exponential form is:

12397 = 7² × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 12387

List of positive integer factors of 12387 that divides 12387 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4129

Step-4: Factors of 12397

List of positive integer factors of 12397 that divides 12387 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 23, 49, 77, 161, 253, 539, 1127, 1771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12387 and 12397. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12387 and 12397 is 1.

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