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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12421 and 12427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12421 and 12427 is 1.

GCF(12421,12427) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12421 and 12427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12421 and 12427.

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How to find the GCF of 12421 and 12427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12421 and 12427. After we will calculate the factors of 12421 and 12427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12421

Prime factors of 12421 are 12421. Prime factorization of 12421 in exponential form is:

12421 = 124211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12427

Prime factors of 12427 are 17, 43. Prime factorization of 12427 in exponential form is:

12427 = 172 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 12421

List of positive integer factors of 12421 that divides 12421 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 12427

List of positive integer factors of 12427 that divides 12421 without a remainder.

1, 17, 43, 289, 731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12421 and 12427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12421 and 12427 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12421 and 12427