What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12712 and 12719?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12712 and 12719 is 7.

GCF(12712,12719) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12712 and 12719, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12712 and 12719.

How to find the GCF of 12712 and 12719?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12712 and 12719. After we will calculate the factors of 12712 and 12719 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12712

Prime factors of 12712 are 2, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 12712 in exponential form is:

12712 = 2³ × 7¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12719

Prime factors of 12719 are 7, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 12719 in exponential form is:

12719 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 12712

List of positive integer factors of 12712 that divides 12712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 227, 454, 908, 1589, 1816, 3178, 6356

Step-4: Factors of 12719

List of positive integer factors of 12719 that divides 12712 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 79, 161, 553, 1817

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12712 and 12719. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12712 and 12719 is 7.

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