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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12997 and 13004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12997 and 13004 is 1.

GCF(12997,13004) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12997 and 13004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12997 and 13004.

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How to find the GCF of 12997 and 13004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12997 and 13004. After we will calculate the factors of 12997 and 13004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12997

Prime factors of 12997 are 41, 317. Prime factorization of 12997 in exponential form is:

12997 = 411 × 3171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13004

Prime factors of 13004 are 2, 3251. Prime factorization of 13004 in exponential form is:

13004 = 22 × 32511

Step-3: Factors of 12997

List of positive integer factors of 12997 that divides 12997 without a remainder.

1, 41, 317

Step-4: Factors of 13004

List of positive integer factors of 13004 that divides 12997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3251, 6502

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12997 and 13004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12997 and 13004 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12997 and 13004