What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12590 and 12595?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12590 and 12595 is 5.

GCF(12590,12595) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12590 and 12595, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12590 and 12595.

How to find the GCF of 12590 and 12595?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12590 and 12595. After we will calculate the factors of 12590 and 12595 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12590

Prime factors of 12590 are 2, 5, 1259. Prime factorization of 12590 in exponential form is:

12590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1259¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12595

Prime factors of 12595 are 5, 11, 229. Prime factorization of 12595 in exponential form is:

12595 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 12590

List of positive integer factors of 12590 that divides 12590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1259, 2518, 6295

Step-4: Factors of 12595

List of positive integer factors of 12595 that divides 12590 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 229, 1145, 2519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12590 and 12595. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12590 and 12595 is 5.

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