What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12481 and 12488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12481 and 12488 is 7.

GCF(12481,12488) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12481 and 12488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12481 and 12488.

How to find the GCF of 12481 and 12488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12481 and 12488. After we will calculate the factors of 12481 and 12488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12481

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

12481 = 7¹ × 1783¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12488

Prime factors of 12488 are 2, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 12488 in exponential form is:

12488 = 2³ × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 12481

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

1, 7, 1783

Step-4: Factors of 12488

List of positive integer factors of 12488 that divides 12481 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 223, 446, 892, 1561, 1784, 3122, 6244

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12481 and 12488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12481 and 12488 is 7.

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