What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12004 and 12010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12004 and 12010 is 2.

GCF(12004,12010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12004 and 12010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12004 and 12010.

How to find the GCF of 12004 and 12010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12004 and 12010. After we will calculate the factors of 12004 and 12010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12004

Prime factors of 12004 are 2, 3001. Prime factorization of 12004 in exponential form is:

12004 = 2² × 3001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12010

Prime factors of 12010 are 2, 5, 1201. Prime factorization of 12010 in exponential form is:

12010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 12004

List of positive integer factors of 12004 that divides 12004 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3001, 6002

Step-4: Factors of 12010

List of positive integer factors of 12010 that divides 12004 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1201, 2402, 6005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12004 and 12010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12004 and 12010 is 2.

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