What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12661 and 12673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12661 and 12673 is 1.

GCF(12661,12673) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12661 and 12673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12661 and 12673.

How to find the GCF of 12661 and 12673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12661 and 12673. After we will calculate the factors of 12661 and 12673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12661

Prime factors of 12661 are 11, 1151. Prime factorization of 12661 in exponential form is:

12661 = 11¹ × 1151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12673

Prime factors of 12673 are 19, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 12673 in exponential form is:

12673 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 12661

List of positive integer factors of 12661 that divides 12661 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1151

Step-4: Factors of 12673

List of positive integer factors of 12673 that divides 12661 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 29, 437, 551, 667

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12661 and 12673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12661 and 12673 is 1.

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