What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12596 and 12613?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12596 and 12613 is 1.

GCF(12596,12613) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12596 and 12613, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12596 and 12613.

How to find the GCF of 12596 and 12613?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12596 and 12613. After we will calculate the factors of 12596 and 12613 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12596

Prime factors of 12596 are 2, 47, 67. Prime factorization of 12596 in exponential form is:

12596 = 2² × 47¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12613

Prime factors of 12613 are 12613. Prime factorization of 12613 in exponential form is:

12613 = 12613¹

Step-3: Factors of 12596

List of positive integer factors of 12596 that divides 12596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 67, 94, 134, 188, 268, 3149, 6298

Step-4: Factors of 12613

List of positive integer factors of 12613 that divides 12596 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12596 and 12613. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12596 and 12613 is 1.

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