What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12010 and 12016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12010 and 12016 is 2.

GCF(12010,12016) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12010 and 12016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12010 and 12016.

How to find the GCF of 12010 and 12016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12010 and 12016. After we will calculate the factors of 12010 and 12016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 12010

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12016

List of positive integer factors of 12016 that divides 12010 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 12010 and 12016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12010 and 12016 is 2.

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