What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12485 and 12497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12485 and 12497 is 1.

GCF(12485,12497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12485 and 12497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12485 and 12497.

How to find the GCF of 12485 and 12497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12485 and 12497. After we will calculate the factors of 12485 and 12497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12497

Prime factors of 12497 are 12497. Prime factorization of 12497 in exponential form is:

12497 = 12497¹

Step-3: Factors of 12485

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12497

List of positive integer factors of 12497 that divides 12485 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12485 and 12497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12485 and 12497 is 1.

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