What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12609 and 12627?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12609 and 12627 is 9.

GCF(12609,12627) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12609 and 12627, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12609 and 12627.

How to find the GCF of 12609 and 12627?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12609 and 12627. After we will calculate the factors of 12609 and 12627 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12609

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

12609 = 3³ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12627

Prime factors of 12627 are 3, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 12627 in exponential form is:

12627 = 3² × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 12609

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12627

List of positive integer factors of 12627 that divides 12609 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 61, 69, 183, 207, 549, 1403, 4209

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12609 and 12627. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12609 and 12627 is 9.

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