What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12472 and 12485?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12472 and 12485 is 1.

GCF(12472,12485) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12472 and 12485, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12472 and 12485.

How to find the GCF of 12472 and 12485?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12472 and 12485. After we will calculate the factors of 12472 and 12485 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 12485

Prime factors of 12485 are 5, 11, 227. Prime factorization of 12485 in exponential form is:

12485 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 227¹

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 12485

List of positive integer factors of 12485 that divides 12472 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 227, 1135, 2497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12472 and 12485. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12472 and 12485 is 1.

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