What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12421 and 12438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12421 and 12438 is 1.

GCF(12421,12438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12421 and 12438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12421 and 12438.

How to find the GCF of 12421 and 12438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12421 and 12438. After we will calculate the factors of 12421 and 12438 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 12438

Prime factors of 12438 are 2, 3, 691. Prime factorization of 12438 in exponential form is:

12438 = 2¹ × 3² × 691¹

Step-3: Factors of 12421

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

Step-4: Factors of 12438

List of positive integer factors of 12438 that divides 12421 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 691, 1382, 2073, 4146, 6219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12421 and 12438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12421 and 12438 is 1.

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