What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12418 and 12431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12418 and 12431 is 1.

GCF(12418,12431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12418 and 12431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12418 and 12431.

How to find the GCF of 12418 and 12431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12418 and 12431. After we will calculate the factors of 12418 and 12431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12418

Prime factors of 12418 are 2, 7, 887. Prime factorization of 12418 in exponential form is:

12418 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12431

Prime factors of 12431 are 31, 401. Prime factorization of 12431 in exponential form is:

12431 = 31¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 12418

List of positive integer factors of 12418 that divides 12418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 887, 1774, 6209

Step-4: Factors of 12431

List of positive integer factors of 12431 that divides 12418 without a remainder.

1, 31, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12418 and 12431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12418 and 12431 is 1.

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