What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12599 and 12609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12599 and 12609 is 1.

GCF(12599,12609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12599 and 12609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12599 and 12609.

How to find the GCF of 12599 and 12609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12599 and 12609. After we will calculate the factors of 12599 and 12609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12599

Prime factors of 12599 are 43, 293. Prime factorization of 12599 in exponential form is:

12599 = 43¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12609

Prime factors of 12609 are 3, 467. Prime factorization of 12609 in exponential form is:

12609 = 3³ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 12599

List of positive integer factors of 12599 that divides 12599 without a remainder.

1, 43, 293

Step-4: Factors of 12609

List of positive integer factors of 12609 that divides 12599 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 467, 1401, 4203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12599 and 12609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12599 and 12609 is 1.

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