What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12685 and 12700?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12685 and 12700 is 5.

GCF(12685,12700) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12685 and 12700, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12685 and 12700.

How to find the GCF of 12685 and 12700?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12685 and 12700. After we will calculate the factors of 12685 and 12700 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12685

Prime factors of 12685 are 5, 43, 59. Prime factorization of 12685 in exponential form is:

12685 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12700

Prime factors of 12700 are 2, 5, 127. Prime factorization of 12700 in exponential form is:

12700 = 2² × 5² × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 12685

List of positive integer factors of 12685 that divides 12685 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 59, 215, 295, 2537

Step-4: Factors of 12700

List of positive integer factors of 12700 that divides 12685 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 127, 254, 508, 635, 1270, 2540, 3175, 6350

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12685 and 12700. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12685 and 12700 is 5.

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