What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12742 and 12761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12742 and 12761 is 1.

GCF(12742,12761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12742 and 12761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12742 and 12761.

How to find the GCF of 12742 and 12761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12742 and 12761. After we will calculate the factors of 12742 and 12761 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 12761

Prime factors of 12761 are 7, 1823. Prime factorization of 12761 in exponential form is:

12761 = 7¹ × 1823¹

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 12761

List of positive integer factors of 12761 that divides 12742 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1823

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12742 and 12761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12742 and 12761 is 1.

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