What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12995 and 13009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12995 and 13009 is 1.

GCF(12995,13009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12995 and 13009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12995 and 13009.

How to find the GCF of 12995 and 13009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12995 and 13009. After we will calculate the factors of 12995 and 13009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12995

Prime factors of 12995 are 5, 23, 113. Prime factorization of 12995 in exponential form is:

12995 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13009

Prime factors of 13009 are 13009. Prime factorization of 13009 in exponential form is:

13009 = 13009¹

Step-3: Factors of 12995

List of positive integer factors of 12995 that divides 12995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 113, 115, 565, 2599

Step-4: Factors of 13009

List of positive integer factors of 13009 that divides 12995 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12995 and 13009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12995 and 13009 is 1.

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