What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12696 and 12703?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12696 and 12703 is 1.

GCF(12696,12703) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12696 and 12703, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12696 and 12703.

How to find the GCF of 12696 and 12703?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12696 and 12703. After we will calculate the factors of 12696 and 12703 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12696

Prime factors of 12696 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 12696 in exponential form is:

12696 = 2³ × 3¹ × 23²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12703

Prime factors of 12703 are 12703. Prime factorization of 12703 in exponential form is:

12703 = 12703¹

Step-3: Factors of 12696

List of positive integer factors of 12696 that divides 12696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 23, 24, 46, 69, 92, 138, 184, 276, 529, 552, 1058, 1587, 2116, 3174, 4232, 6348

Step-4: Factors of 12703

List of positive integer factors of 12703 that divides 12696 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12696 and 12703. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12696 and 12703 is 1.

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