What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12742 and 12757?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12742 and 12757 is 1.

GCF(12742,12757) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12742 and 12757, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12742 and 12757.

How to find the GCF of 12742 and 12757?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12742 and 12757. After we will calculate the factors of 12742 and 12757 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12742

Prime factors of 12742 are 2, 23, 277. Prime factorization of 12742 in exponential form is:

12742 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12757

Prime factors of 12757 are 12757. Prime factorization of 12757 in exponential form is:

12757 = 12757¹

Step-3: Factors of 12742

List of positive integer factors of 12742 that divides 12742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 277, 554, 6371

Step-4: Factors of 12757

List of positive integer factors of 12757 that divides 12742 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12742 and 12757. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12742 and 12757 is 1.

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