What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12901 and 12907?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12901 and 12907 is 1.

GCF(12901,12907) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12901 and 12907, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12901 and 12907.

How to find the GCF of 12901 and 12907?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12901 and 12907. After we will calculate the factors of 12901 and 12907 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12901

Prime factors of 12901 are 7, 19, 97. Prime factorization of 12901 in exponential form is:

12901 = 7¹ × 19¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12907

Prime factors of 12907 are 12907. Prime factorization of 12907 in exponential form is:

12907 = 12907¹

Step-3: Factors of 12901

List of positive integer factors of 12901 that divides 12901 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19, 97, 133, 679, 1843

Step-4: Factors of 12907

List of positive integer factors of 12907 that divides 12901 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12901 and 12907. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12901 and 12907 is 1.

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