What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12697 and 12701?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12697 and 12701 is 1.

GCF(12697,12701) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12697 and 12701, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12697 and 12701.

How to find the GCF of 12697 and 12701?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12697 and 12701. After we will calculate the factors of 12697 and 12701 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12697

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

12697 = 12697¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12701

Prime factors of 12701 are 13, 977. Prime factorization of 12701 in exponential form is:

12701 = 13¹ × 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 12697

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

Step-4: Factors of 12701

List of positive integer factors of 12701 that divides 12697 without a remainder.

1, 13, 977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12697 and 12701. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12697 and 12701 is 1.

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