What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12967 and 12974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12967 and 12974 is 1.

GCF(12967,12974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12967 and 12974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12967 and 12974.

How to find the GCF of 12967 and 12974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12967 and 12974. After we will calculate the factors of 12967 and 12974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12967

Prime factors of 12967 are 12967. Prime factorization of 12967 in exponential form is:

12967 = 12967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12974

Prime factors of 12974 are 2, 13, 499. Prime factorization of 12974 in exponential form is:

12974 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 12967

List of positive integer factors of 12967 that divides 12967 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12974

List of positive integer factors of 12974 that divides 12967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 499, 998, 6487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12967 and 12974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12967 and 12974 is 1.

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