What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12521 and 12534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12521 and 12534 is 1.

GCF(12521,12534) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12521 and 12534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12521 and 12534.

How to find the GCF of 12521 and 12534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12521 and 12534. After we will calculate the factors of 12521 and 12534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12521

Prime factors of 12521 are 19, 659. Prime factorization of 12521 in exponential form is:

12521 = 19¹ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12534

Prime factors of 12534 are 2, 3, 2089. Prime factorization of 12534 in exponential form is:

12534 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2089¹

Step-3: Factors of 12521

List of positive integer factors of 12521 that divides 12521 without a remainder.

1, 19, 659

Step-4: Factors of 12534

List of positive integer factors of 12534 that divides 12521 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2089, 4178, 6267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12521 and 12534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12521 and 12534 is 1.

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