What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12678 and 12693?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12678 and 12693 is 3.

GCF(12678,12693) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12678 and 12693, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12678 and 12693.

How to find the GCF of 12678 and 12693?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12678 and 12693. After we will calculate the factors of 12678 and 12693 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12678

Prime factors of 12678 are 2, 3, 2113. Prime factorization of 12678 in exponential form is:

12678 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12693

Prime factors of 12693 are 3, 4231. Prime factorization of 12693 in exponential form is:

12693 = 3¹ × 4231¹

Step-3: Factors of 12678

List of positive integer factors of 12678 that divides 12678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2113, 4226, 6339

Step-4: Factors of 12693

List of positive integer factors of 12693 that divides 12678 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12678 and 12693. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12678 and 12693 is 3.

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