What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12817 and 12832?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12817 and 12832 is 1.

GCF(12817,12832) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12817 and 12832, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12817 and 12832.

How to find the GCF of 12817 and 12832?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12817 and 12832. After we will calculate the factors of 12817 and 12832 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12817

Prime factors of 12817 are 7, 1831. Prime factorization of 12817 in exponential form is:

12817 = 7¹ × 1831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12832

Prime factors of 12832 are 2, 401. Prime factorization of 12832 in exponential form is:

12832 = 2⁵ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 12817

List of positive integer factors of 12817 that divides 12817 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1831

Step-4: Factors of 12832

List of positive integer factors of 12832 that divides 12817 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 401, 802, 1604, 3208, 6416

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12817 and 12832. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12817 and 12832 is 1.

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