What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12875 and 12884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12875 and 12884 is 1.

GCF(12875,12884) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12875 and 12884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12875 and 12884.

How to find the GCF of 12875 and 12884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12875 and 12884. After we will calculate the factors of 12875 and 12884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12875

Prime factors of 12875 are 5, 103. Prime factorization of 12875 in exponential form is:

12875 = 5³ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12884

Prime factors of 12884 are 2, 3221. Prime factorization of 12884 in exponential form is:

12884 = 2² × 3221¹

Step-3: Factors of 12875

List of positive integer factors of 12875 that divides 12875 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 103, 125, 515, 2575

Step-4: Factors of 12884

List of positive integer factors of 12884 that divides 12875 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3221, 6442

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12875 and 12884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12875 and 12884 is 1.

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