What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12518 and 12529?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12518 and 12529 is 11.

GCF(12518,12529) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12518 and 12529, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12518 and 12529.

How to find the GCF of 12518 and 12529?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12518 and 12529. After we will calculate the factors of 12518 and 12529 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12518

Prime factors of 12518 are 2, 11, 569. Prime factorization of 12518 in exponential form is:

12518 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12529

Prime factors of 12529 are 11, 17, 67. Prime factorization of 12529 in exponential form is:

12529 = 11¹ × 17¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 12518

List of positive integer factors of 12518 that divides 12518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 569, 1138, 6259

Step-4: Factors of 12529

List of positive integer factors of 12529 that divides 12518 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 67, 187, 737, 1139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12518 and 12529. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12518 and 12529 is 11.

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