What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12473 and 12486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12473 and 12486 is 1.

GCF(12473,12486) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12473 and 12486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12473 and 12486.

How to find the GCF of 12473 and 12486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12473 and 12486. After we will calculate the factors of 12473 and 12486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12473

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

12473 = 12473¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12486

Prime factors of 12486 are 2, 3, 2081. Prime factorization of 12486 in exponential form is:

12486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2081¹

Step-3: Factors of 12473

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

Step-4: Factors of 12486

List of positive integer factors of 12486 that divides 12473 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2081, 4162, 6243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12473 and 12486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12473 and 12486 is 1.

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