What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12901 and 12908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12901 and 12908 is 7.

GCF(12901,12908) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12901 and 12908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12901 and 12908.

How to find the GCF of 12901 and 12908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12901 and 12908. After we will calculate the factors of 12901 and 12908 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 12908

Prime factors of 12908 are 2, 7, 461. Prime factorization of 12908 in exponential form is:

12908 = 2² × 7¹ × 461¹

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 12908

List of positive integer factors of 12908 that divides 12901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 461, 922, 1844, 3227, 6454

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12901 and 12908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12901 and 12908 is 7.

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