What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12829 and 12836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12829 and 12836 is 1.

GCF(12829,12836) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12829 and 12836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12829 and 12836.

How to find the GCF of 12829 and 12836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12829 and 12836. After we will calculate the factors of 12829 and 12836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12829

Prime factors of 12829 are 12829. Prime factorization of 12829 in exponential form is:

12829 = 12829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12836

Prime factors of 12836 are 2, 3209. Prime factorization of 12836 in exponential form is:

12836 = 2² × 3209¹

Step-3: Factors of 12829

List of positive integer factors of 12829 that divides 12829 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12836

List of positive integer factors of 12836 that divides 12829 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3209, 6418

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12829 and 12836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12829 and 12836 is 1.

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