What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12545 and 12562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12545 and 12562 is 1.

GCF(12545,12562) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12545 and 12562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12545 and 12562.

How to find the GCF of 12545 and 12562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12545 and 12562. After we will calculate the factors of 12545 and 12562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12545

Prime factors of 12545 are 5, 13, 193. Prime factorization of 12545 in exponential form is:

12545 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12562

Prime factors of 12562 are 2, 11, 571. Prime factorization of 12562 in exponential form is:

12562 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 571¹

Step-3: Factors of 12545

List of positive integer factors of 12545 that divides 12545 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 193, 965, 2509

Step-4: Factors of 12562

List of positive integer factors of 12562 that divides 12545 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 571, 1142, 6281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12545 and 12562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12545 and 12562 is 1.

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