What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11996 and 12007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11996 and 12007 is 1.

GCF(11996,12007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11996 and 12007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11996 and 12007.

How to find the GCF of 11996 and 12007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11996 and 12007. After we will calculate the factors of 11996 and 12007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11996

Prime factors of 11996 are 2, 2999. Prime factorization of 11996 in exponential form is:

11996 = 2² × 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12007

Prime factors of 12007 are 12007. Prime factorization of 12007 in exponential form is:

12007 = 12007¹

Step-3: Factors of 11996

List of positive integer factors of 11996 that divides 11996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2999, 5998

Step-4: Factors of 12007

List of positive integer factors of 12007 that divides 11996 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11996 and 12007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11996 and 12007 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11996 and 12007