What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12756 and 12771?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12756 and 12771 is 3.

GCF(12756,12771) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12756 and 12771, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12756 and 12771.

How to find the GCF of 12756 and 12771?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12756 and 12771. After we will calculate the factors of 12756 and 12771 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12756

Prime factors of 12756 are 2, 3, 1063. Prime factorization of 12756 in exponential form is:

12756 = 2² × 3¹ × 1063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12771

Prime factors of 12771 are 3, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 12771 in exponential form is:

12771 = 3³ × 11¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 12756

List of positive integer factors of 12756 that divides 12756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1063, 2126, 3189, 4252, 6378

Step-4: Factors of 12771

List of positive integer factors of 12771 that divides 12756 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 27, 33, 43, 99, 129, 297, 387, 473, 1161, 1419, 4257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12756 and 12771. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12756 and 12771 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12756 and 12771