What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12617 and 12629?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12617 and 12629 is 1.

GCF(12617,12629) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12617 and 12629, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12617 and 12629.

How to find the GCF of 12617 and 12629?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12617 and 12629. After we will calculate the factors of 12617 and 12629 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12617

Prime factors of 12617 are 11, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 12617 in exponential form is:

12617 = 11¹ × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12629

Prime factors of 12629 are 73, 173. Prime factorization of 12629 in exponential form is:

12629 = 73¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 12617

List of positive integer factors of 12617 that divides 12617 without a remainder.

1, 11, 31, 37, 341, 407, 1147

Step-4: Factors of 12629

List of positive integer factors of 12629 that divides 12617 without a remainder.

1, 73, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12617 and 12629. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12617 and 12629 is 1.

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