What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12503 and 12508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12503 and 12508 is 1.

GCF(12503,12508) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12503 and 12508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12503 and 12508.

How to find the GCF of 12503 and 12508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12503 and 12508. After we will calculate the factors of 12503 and 12508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12503

Prime factors of 12503 are 12503. Prime factorization of 12503 in exponential form is:

12503 = 12503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12508

Prime factors of 12508 are 2, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 12508 in exponential form is:

12508 = 2² × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 12503

List of positive integer factors of 12503 that divides 12503 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12508

List of positive integer factors of 12508 that divides 12503 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 59, 106, 118, 212, 236, 3127, 6254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12503 and 12508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12503 and 12508 is 1.

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