What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12979 and 12986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12979 and 12986 is 1.

GCF(12979,12986) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12979 and 12986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12979 and 12986.

How to find the GCF of 12979 and 12986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12979 and 12986. After we will calculate the factors of 12979 and 12986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12979

Prime factors of 12979 are 12979. Prime factorization of 12979 in exponential form is:

12979 = 12979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12986

Prime factors of 12986 are 2, 43, 151. Prime factorization of 12986 in exponential form is:

12986 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 12979

List of positive integer factors of 12979 that divides 12979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12986

List of positive integer factors of 12986 that divides 12979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 151, 302, 6493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12979 and 12986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12979 and 12986 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12979 and 12986