What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12537 and 12541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12537 and 12541 is 1.

GCF(12537,12541) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12537 and 12541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12537 and 12541.

How to find the GCF of 12537 and 12541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12537 and 12541. After we will calculate the factors of 12537 and 12541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12537

Prime factors of 12537 are 3, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 12537 in exponential form is:

12537 = 3² × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12541

Prime factors of 12541 are 12541. Prime factorization of 12541 in exponential form is:

12541 = 12541¹

Step-3: Factors of 12537

List of positive integer factors of 12537 that divides 12537 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 199, 597, 1393, 1791, 4179

Step-4: Factors of 12541

List of positive integer factors of 12541 that divides 12537 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12537 and 12541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12537 and 12541 is 1.

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