What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12538 and 12543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12538 and 12543 is 1.

GCF(12538,12543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12538 and 12543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12538 and 12543.

How to find the GCF of 12538 and 12543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12538 and 12543. After we will calculate the factors of 12538 and 12543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12538

Prime factors of 12538 are 2, 6269. Prime factorization of 12538 in exponential form is:

12538 = 2¹ × 6269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12543

Prime factors of 12543 are 3, 37, 113. Prime factorization of 12543 in exponential form is:

12543 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 12538

List of positive integer factors of 12538 that divides 12538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6269

Step-4: Factors of 12543

List of positive integer factors of 12543 that divides 12538 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 113, 339, 4181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12538 and 12543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12538 and 12543 is 1.

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