What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12917 and 12926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12917 and 12926 is 1.

GCF(12917,12926) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12917 and 12926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12917 and 12926.

How to find the GCF of 12917 and 12926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12917 and 12926. After we will calculate the factors of 12917 and 12926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12917

Prime factors of 12917 are 12917. Prime factorization of 12917 in exponential form is:

12917 = 12917¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12926

Prime factors of 12926 are 2, 23, 281. Prime factorization of 12926 in exponential form is:

12926 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 12917

List of positive integer factors of 12917 that divides 12917 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12926

List of positive integer factors of 12926 that divides 12917 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 281, 562, 6463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12917 and 12926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12917 and 12926 is 1.

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