What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12498 and 12515?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12498 and 12515 is 1.

GCF(12498,12515) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12498 and 12515, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12498 and 12515.

How to find the GCF of 12498 and 12515?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12498 and 12515. After we will calculate the factors of 12498 and 12515 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12498

Prime factors of 12498 are 2, 3, 2083. Prime factorization of 12498 in exponential form is:

12498 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2083¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12515

Prime factors of 12515 are 5, 2503. Prime factorization of 12515 in exponential form is:

12515 = 5¹ × 2503¹

Step-3: Factors of 12498

List of positive integer factors of 12498 that divides 12498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2083, 4166, 6249

Step-4: Factors of 12515

List of positive integer factors of 12515 that divides 12498 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12498 and 12515. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12498 and 12515 is 1.

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