What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12437 and 12443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12437 and 12443 is 1.

GCF(12437,12443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12437 and 12443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12437 and 12443.

How to find the GCF of 12437 and 12443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12437 and 12443. After we will calculate the factors of 12437 and 12443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12437

Prime factors of 12437 are 12437. Prime factorization of 12437 in exponential form is:

12437 = 12437¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12443

Prime factors of 12443 are 23, 541. Prime factorization of 12443 in exponential form is:

12443 = 23¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 12437

List of positive integer factors of 12437 that divides 12437 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12443

List of positive integer factors of 12443 that divides 12437 without a remainder.

1, 23, 541

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12437 and 12443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12437 and 12443 is 1.

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