What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12711 and 12728?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12711 and 12728 is 1.

GCF(12711,12728) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12711 and 12728, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12711 and 12728.

How to find the GCF of 12711 and 12728?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12711 and 12728. After we will calculate the factors of 12711 and 12728 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12711

Prime factors of 12711 are 3, 19, 223. Prime factorization of 12711 in exponential form is:

12711 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12728

Prime factors of 12728 are 2, 37, 43. Prime factorization of 12728 in exponential form is:

12728 = 2³ × 37¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 12711

List of positive integer factors of 12711 that divides 12711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 223, 669, 4237

Step-4: Factors of 12728

List of positive integer factors of 12728 that divides 12711 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 43, 74, 86, 148, 172, 296, 344, 1591, 3182, 6364

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12711 and 12728. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12711 and 12728 is 1.

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