What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12997 and 13012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12997 and 13012 is 1.

GCF(12997,13012) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12997 and 13012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12997 and 13012.

How to find the GCF of 12997 and 13012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12997 and 13012. After we will calculate the factors of 12997 and 13012 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 13012

Prime factors of 13012 are 2, 3253. Prime factorization of 13012 in exponential form is:

13012 = 2² × 3253¹

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 13012

List of positive integer factors of 13012 that divides 12997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3253, 6506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12997 and 13012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12997 and 13012 is 1.

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