What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12901 and 12913?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12901 and 12913 is 1.

GCF(12901,12913) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12901 and 12913, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12901 and 12913.

How to find the GCF of 12901 and 12913?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12901 and 12913. After we will calculate the factors of 12901 and 12913 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 12913

Prime factors of 12913 are 37, 349. Prime factorization of 12913 in exponential form is:

12913 = 37¹ × 349¹

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 12913

List of positive integer factors of 12913 that divides 12901 without a remainder.

1, 37, 349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12901 and 12913. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12901 and 12913 is 1.

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