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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12961 and 12969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12961 and 12969 is 1.

GCF(12961,12969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12961 and 12969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12961 and 12969.

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How to find the GCF of 12961 and 12969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12961 and 12969. After we will calculate the factors of 12961 and 12969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12961

Prime factors of 12961 are 13, 997. Prime factorization of 12961 in exponential form is:

12961 = 131 × 9971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12969

Prime factors of 12969 are 3, 11, 131. Prime factorization of 12969 in exponential form is:

12969 = 32 × 111 × 1311

Step-3: Factors of 12961

List of positive integer factors of 12961 that divides 12961 without a remainder.

1, 13, 997

Step-4: Factors of 12969

List of positive integer factors of 12969 that divides 12961 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 131, 393, 1179, 1441, 4323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12961 and 12969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12961 and 12969 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12961 and 12969