What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12546 and 12561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12546 and 12561 is 3.

GCF(12546,12561) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12546 and 12561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12546 and 12561.

How to find the GCF of 12546 and 12561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12546 and 12561. After we will calculate the factors of 12546 and 12561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12546

Prime factors of 12546 are 2, 3, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 12546 in exponential form is:

12546 = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12561

Prime factors of 12561 are 3, 53, 79. Prime factorization of 12561 in exponential form is:

12561 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 12546

List of positive integer factors of 12546 that divides 12546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 34, 41, 51, 82, 102, 123, 153, 246, 306, 369, 697, 738, 1394, 2091, 4182, 6273

Step-4: Factors of 12561

List of positive integer factors of 12561 that divides 12546 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 79, 159, 237, 4187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12546 and 12561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12546 and 12561 is 3.

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