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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12678 and 12697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12678 and 12697 is 1.

GCF(12678,12697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12678 and 12697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12678 and 12697.

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How to find the GCF of 12678 and 12697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12678 and 12697. After we will calculate the factors of 12678 and 12697 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 12697

Prime factors of 12697 are 12697. Prime factorization of 12697 in exponential form is:

12697 = 126971

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 12697

List of positive integer factors of 12697 that divides 12678 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12678 and 12697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12678 and 12697 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12678 and 12697