What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12486 and 12501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12486 and 12501 is 3.

GCF(12486,12501) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12486 and 12501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12486 and 12501.

How to find the GCF of 12486 and 12501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12486 and 12501. After we will calculate the factors of 12486 and 12501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12501

Prime factors of 12501 are 3, 463. Prime factorization of 12501 in exponential form is:

12501 = 3³ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 12486

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12501

List of positive integer factors of 12501 that divides 12486 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 463, 1389, 4167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12486 and 12501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12486 and 12501 is 3.

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