What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12003 and 12018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12003 and 12018 is 3.

GCF(12003,12018) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12003 and 12018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12003 and 12018.

How to find the GCF of 12003 and 12018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12003 and 12018. After we will calculate the factors of 12003 and 12018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12003

Prime factors of 12003 are 3, 4001. Prime factorization of 12003 in exponential form is:

12003 = 3¹ × 4001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12018

Prime factors of 12018 are 2, 3, 2003. Prime factorization of 12018 in exponential form is:

12018 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2003¹

Step-3: Factors of 12003

List of positive integer factors of 12003 that divides 12003 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4001

Step-4: Factors of 12018

List of positive integer factors of 12018 that divides 12003 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2003, 4006, 6009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12003 and 12018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12003 and 12018 is 3.

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