What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12607 and 12612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12607 and 12612 is 1.

GCF(12607,12612) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12607 and 12612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12607 and 12612.

How to find the GCF of 12607 and 12612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12607 and 12612. After we will calculate the factors of 12607 and 12612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12607

Prime factors of 12607 are 7, 1801. Prime factorization of 12607 in exponential form is:

12607 = 7¹ × 1801¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12612

Prime factors of 12612 are 2, 3, 1051. Prime factorization of 12612 in exponential form is:

12612 = 2² × 3¹ × 1051¹

Step-3: Factors of 12607

List of positive integer factors of 12607 that divides 12607 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1801

Step-4: Factors of 12612

List of positive integer factors of 12612 that divides 12607 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1051, 2102, 3153, 4204, 6306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12607 and 12612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12607 and 12612 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12607 and 12612