What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12397 and 12407?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12397 and 12407 is 1.

GCF(12397,12407) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12397 and 12407, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12397 and 12407.

How to find the GCF of 12397 and 12407?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12397 and 12407. After we will calculate the factors of 12397 and 12407 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12407

Prime factors of 12407 are 19, 653. Prime factorization of 12407 in exponential form is:

12407 = 19¹ × 653¹

Step-3: Factors of 12397

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12407

List of positive integer factors of 12407 that divides 12397 without a remainder.

1, 19, 653

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12397 and 12407. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12397 and 12407 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12397 and 12407