What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1200 and 1212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1200 and 1212 is 12.

GCF(1200,1212) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1200 and 1212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1200 and 1212.

How to find the GCF of 1200 and 1212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1200 and 1212. After we will calculate the factors of 1200 and 1212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1200

Prime factors of 1200 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 1200 in exponential form is:

1200 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1212

Prime factors of 1212 are 2, 3, 101. Prime factorization of 1212 in exponential form is:

1212 = 2² × 3¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 1200

List of positive integer factors of 1200 that divides 1200 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 40, 48, 50, 60, 75, 80, 100, 120, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400, 600

Step-4: Factors of 1212

List of positive integer factors of 1212 that divides 1200 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1200 and 1212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1200 and 1212 is 12.

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