What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12453 and 12459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12453 and 12459 is 3.

GCF(12453,12459) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12453 and 12459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12453 and 12459.

How to find the GCF of 12453 and 12459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12453 and 12459. After we will calculate the factors of 12453 and 12459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12453

Prime factors of 12453 are 3, 7, 593. Prime factorization of 12453 in exponential form is:

12453 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12459

Prime factors of 12459 are 3, 4153. Prime factorization of 12459 in exponential form is:

12459 = 3¹ × 4153¹

Step-3: Factors of 12453

List of positive integer factors of 12453 that divides 12453 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 593, 1779, 4151

Step-4: Factors of 12459

List of positive integer factors of 12459 that divides 12453 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12453 and 12459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12453 and 12459 is 3.

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