What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12802 and 12821?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12802 and 12821 is 1.

GCF(12802,12821) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12802 and 12821, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12802 and 12821.

How to find the GCF of 12802 and 12821?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12802 and 12821. After we will calculate the factors of 12802 and 12821 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12821

Prime factors of 12821 are 12821. Prime factorization of 12821 in exponential form is:

12821 = 12821¹

Step-3: Factors of 12802

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12821

List of positive integer factors of 12821 that divides 12802 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12802 and 12821. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12802 and 12821 is 1.

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