What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12999 and 13016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12999 and 13016 is 1.

GCF(12999,13016) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12999 and 13016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12999 and 13016.

How to find the GCF of 12999 and 13016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12999 and 13016. After we will calculate the factors of 12999 and 13016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12999

Prime factors of 12999 are 3, 7, 619. Prime factorization of 12999 in exponential form is:

12999 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13016

Prime factors of 13016 are 2, 1627. Prime factorization of 13016 in exponential form is:

13016 = 2³ × 1627¹

Step-3: Factors of 12999

List of positive integer factors of 12999 that divides 12999 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 619, 1857, 4333

Step-4: Factors of 13016

List of positive integer factors of 13016 that divides 12999 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1627, 3254, 6508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12999 and 13016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12999 and 13016 is 1.

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