What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12487 and 12492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12487 and 12492 is 1.

GCF(12487,12492) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12487 and 12492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12487 and 12492.

How to find the GCF of 12487 and 12492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12487 and 12492. After we will calculate the factors of 12487 and 12492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12487

Prime factors of 12487 are 12487. Prime factorization of 12487 in exponential form is:

12487 = 12487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12492

Prime factors of 12492 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 12492 in exponential form is:

12492 = 2² × 3² × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 12487

List of positive integer factors of 12487 that divides 12487 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12492

List of positive integer factors of 12492 that divides 12487 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 347, 694, 1041, 1388, 2082, 3123, 4164, 6246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12487 and 12492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12487 and 12492 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12487 and 12492