What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12521 and 12539?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12521 and 12539 is 1.

GCF(12521,12539) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12521 and 12539, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12521 and 12539.

How to find the GCF of 12521 and 12539?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12521 and 12539. After we will calculate the factors of 12521 and 12539 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 12539

Prime factors of 12539 are 12539. Prime factorization of 12539 in exponential form is:

12539 = 12539¹

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 12539

List of positive integer factors of 12539 that divides 12521 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12521 and 12539. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12521 and 12539 is 1.

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