What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12472 and 12481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12472 and 12481 is 1.

GCF(12472,12481) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12472 and 12481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12472 and 12481.

How to find the GCF of 12472 and 12481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12472 and 12481. After we will calculate the factors of 12472 and 12481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12472

Prime factors of 12472 are 2, 1559. Prime factorization of 12472 in exponential form is:

12472 = 2³ × 1559¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12481

Prime factors of 12481 are 7, 1783. Prime factorization of 12481 in exponential form is:

12481 = 7¹ × 1783¹

Step-3: Factors of 12472

List of positive integer factors of 12472 that divides 12472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1559, 3118, 6236

Step-4: Factors of 12481

List of positive integer factors of 12481 that divides 12472 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12472 and 12481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12472 and 12481 is 1.

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