What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12555 and 12563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12555 and 12563 is 1.

GCF(12555,12563) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12555 and 12563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12555 and 12563.

How to find the GCF of 12555 and 12563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12555 and 12563. After we will calculate the factors of 12555 and 12563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12555

Prime factors of 12555 are 3, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 12555 in exponential form is:

12555 = 3⁴ × 5¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12563

Prime factors of 12563 are 17, 739. Prime factorization of 12563 in exponential form is:

12563 = 17¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 12555

List of positive integer factors of 12555 that divides 12555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 31, 45, 81, 93, 135, 155, 279, 405, 465, 837, 1395, 2511, 4185

Step-4: Factors of 12563

List of positive integer factors of 12563 that divides 12555 without a remainder.

1, 17, 739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12555 and 12563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12555 and 12563 is 1.

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