What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12006 and 12016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12006 and 12016 is 2.

GCF(12006,12016) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12006 and 12016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12006 and 12016.

How to find the GCF of 12006 and 12016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12006 and 12016. After we will calculate the factors of 12006 and 12016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12006

Prime factors of 12006 are 2, 3, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 12006 in exponential form is:

12006 = 2¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12016

Prime factors of 12016 are 2, 751. Prime factorization of 12016 in exponential form is:

12016 = 2⁴ × 751¹

Step-3: Factors of 12006

List of positive integer factors of 12006 that divides 12006 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 23, 29, 46, 58, 69, 87, 138, 174, 207, 261, 414, 522, 667, 1334, 2001, 4002, 6003

Step-4: Factors of 12016

List of positive integer factors of 12016 that divides 12006 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 751, 1502, 3004, 6008

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12006 and 12016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12006 and 12016 is 2.

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