What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12573 and 12580?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12573 and 12580 is 1.

GCF(12573,12580) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12573 and 12580, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12573 and 12580.

How to find the GCF of 12573 and 12580?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12573 and 12580. After we will calculate the factors of 12573 and 12580 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12573

Prime factors of 12573 are 3, 11, 127. Prime factorization of 12573 in exponential form is:

12573 = 3² × 11¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12580

Prime factors of 12580 are 2, 5, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 12580 in exponential form is:

12580 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 12573

List of positive integer factors of 12573 that divides 12573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 127, 381, 1143, 1397, 4191

Step-4: Factors of 12580

List of positive integer factors of 12580 that divides 12573 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 37, 68, 74, 85, 148, 170, 185, 340, 370, 629, 740, 1258, 2516, 3145, 6290

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12573 and 12580. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12573 and 12580 is 1.

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