What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12629 and 12643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12629 and 12643 is 1.

GCF(12629,12643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12629 and 12643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12629 and 12643.

How to find the GCF of 12629 and 12643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12629 and 12643. After we will calculate the factors of 12629 and 12643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12629

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

12629 = 73¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12643

Prime factors of 12643 are 47, 269. Prime factorization of 12643 in exponential form is:

12643 = 47¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 12629

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

1, 73, 173

Step-4: Factors of 12643

List of positive integer factors of 12643 that divides 12629 without a remainder.

1, 47, 269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12629 and 12643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12629 and 12643 is 1.

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