What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12875 and 12886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12875 and 12886 is 1.

GCF(12875,12886) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12875 and 12886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12875 and 12886.

How to find the GCF of 12875 and 12886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12875 and 12886. After we will calculate the factors of 12875 and 12886 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 12886

Prime factors of 12886 are 2, 17, 379. Prime factorization of 12886 in exponential form is:

12886 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 379¹

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 12886

List of positive integer factors of 12886 that divides 12875 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 379, 758, 6443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12875 and 12886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12875 and 12886 is 1.

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