What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12509 and 12526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12509 and 12526 is 1.

GCF(12509,12526) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12509 and 12526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12509 and 12526.

How to find the GCF of 12509 and 12526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12509 and 12526. After we will calculate the factors of 12509 and 12526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12509

Prime factors of 12509 are 7, 1787. Prime factorization of 12509 in exponential form is:

12509 = 7¹ × 1787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12526

Prime factors of 12526 are 2, 6263. Prime factorization of 12526 in exponential form is:

12526 = 2¹ × 6263¹

Step-3: Factors of 12509

List of positive integer factors of 12509 that divides 12509 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1787

Step-4: Factors of 12526

List of positive integer factors of 12526 that divides 12509 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12509 and 12526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12509 and 12526 is 1.

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