What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12477 and 12489?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12477 and 12489 is 3.

GCF(12477,12489) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12477 and 12489, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12477 and 12489.

How to find the GCF of 12477 and 12489?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12477 and 12489. After we will calculate the factors of 12477 and 12489 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12477

Prime factors of 12477 are 3, 4159. Prime factorization of 12477 in exponential form is:

12477 = 3¹ × 4159¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12489

Prime factors of 12489 are 3, 23, 181. Prime factorization of 12489 in exponential form is:

12489 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 12477

List of positive integer factors of 12477 that divides 12477 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4159

Step-4: Factors of 12489

List of positive integer factors of 12489 that divides 12477 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 181, 543, 4163

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12477 and 12489. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12477 and 12489 is 3.

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