What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12797 and 12802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12797 and 12802 is 1.

GCF(12797,12802) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12797 and 12802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12797 and 12802.

How to find the GCF of 12797 and 12802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12797 and 12802. After we will calculate the factors of 12797 and 12802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12797

Prime factors of 12797 are 67, 191. Prime factorization of 12797 in exponential form is:

12797 = 67¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12802

Prime factors of 12802 are 2, 37, 173. Prime factorization of 12802 in exponential form is:

12802 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 12797

List of positive integer factors of 12797 that divides 12797 without a remainder.

1, 67, 191

Step-4: Factors of 12802

List of positive integer factors of 12802 that divides 12797 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 173, 346, 6401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12797 and 12802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12797 and 12802 is 1.

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