What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12562 and 12581?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12562 and 12581 is 1.

GCF(12562,12581) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12562 and 12581, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12562 and 12581.

How to find the GCF of 12562 and 12581?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12562 and 12581. After we will calculate the factors of 12562 and 12581 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12581

Prime factors of 12581 are 23, 547. Prime factorization of 12581 in exponential form is:

12581 = 23¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 12562

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12581

List of positive integer factors of 12581 that divides 12562 without a remainder.

1, 23, 547

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12562 and 12581. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12562 and 12581 is 1.

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