What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12651 and 12655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12651 and 12655 is 1.

GCF(12651,12655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12651 and 12655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12651 and 12655.

How to find the GCF of 12651 and 12655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12651 and 12655. After we will calculate the factors of 12651 and 12655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12651

Prime factors of 12651 are 3, 4217. Prime factorization of 12651 in exponential form is:

12651 = 3¹ × 4217¹

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 12651

List of positive integer factors of 12651 that divides 12651 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4217

Step-4: Factors of 12655

List of positive integer factors of 12655 that divides 12651 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12651 and 12655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12651 and 12655 is 1.

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