What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12642 and 12655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12642 and 12655 is 1.

GCF(12642,12655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12642 and 12655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12642 and 12655.

How to find the GCF of 12642 and 12655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12642 and 12655. After we will calculate the factors of 12642 and 12655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12642

Prime factors of 12642 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 12642 in exponential form is:

12642 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12655

Prime factors of 12655 are 5, 2531. Prime factorization of 12655 in exponential form is:

12655 = 5¹ × 2531¹

Step-3: Factors of 12642

List of positive integer factors of 12642 that divides 12642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 43, 49, 86, 98, 129, 147, 258, 294, 301, 602, 903, 1806, 2107, 4214, 6321

Step-4: Factors of 12655

List of positive integer factors of 12655 that divides 12642 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12642 and 12655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12642 and 12655 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12642 and 12655