What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12460 and 12473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12460 and 12473 is 1.

GCF(12460,12473) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12460 and 12473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12460 and 12473.

How to find the GCF of 12460 and 12473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12460 and 12473. After we will calculate the factors of 12460 and 12473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12460

Prime factors of 12460 are 2, 5, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 12460 in exponential form is:

12460 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12473

Prime factors of 12473 are 12473. Prime factorization of 12473 in exponential form is:

12473 = 12473¹

Step-3: Factors of 12460

List of positive integer factors of 12460 that divides 12460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 89, 140, 178, 356, 445, 623, 890, 1246, 1780, 2492, 3115, 6230

Step-4: Factors of 12473

List of positive integer factors of 12473 that divides 12460 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12460 and 12473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12460 and 12473 is 1.

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