What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12703 and 12709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12703 and 12709 is 1.

GCF(12703,12709) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12703 and 12709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12703 and 12709.

How to find the GCF of 12703 and 12709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12703 and 12709. After we will calculate the factors of 12703 and 12709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12703

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

12703 = 12703¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12709

Prime factors of 12709 are 71, 179. Prime factorization of 12709 in exponential form is:

12709 = 71¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 12703

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

Step-4: Factors of 12709

List of positive integer factors of 12709 that divides 12703 without a remainder.

1, 71, 179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12703 and 12709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12703 and 12709 is 1.

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