What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12004 and 12013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12004 and 12013 is 1.

GCF(12004,12013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12004 and 12013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12004 and 12013.

How to find the GCF of 12004 and 12013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12004 and 12013. After we will calculate the factors of 12004 and 12013 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 12013

Prime factors of 12013 are 41, 293. Prime factorization of 12013 in exponential form is:

12013 = 41¹ × 293¹

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 12013

List of positive integer factors of 12013 that divides 12004 without a remainder.

1, 41, 293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12004 and 12013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12004 and 12013 is 1.

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