What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12541 and 12552?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12541 and 12552 is 1.

GCF(12541,12552) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12541 and 12552, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12541 and 12552.

How to find the GCF of 12541 and 12552?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12541 and 12552. After we will calculate the factors of 12541 and 12552 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12541

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

12541 = 12541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12552

Prime factors of 12552 are 2, 3, 523. Prime factorization of 12552 in exponential form is:

12552 = 2³ × 3¹ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 12541

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

Step-4: Factors of 12552

List of positive integer factors of 12552 that divides 12541 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 523, 1046, 1569, 2092, 3138, 4184, 6276

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12541 and 12552. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12541 and 12552 is 1.

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