What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12012 and 12019?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12012 and 12019 is 7.

GCF(12012,12019) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12012 and 12019, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12012 and 12019.

How to find the GCF of 12012 and 12019?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12012 and 12019. After we will calculate the factors of 12012 and 12019 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12012

Prime factors of 12012 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 12012 in exponential form is:

12012 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12019

Prime factors of 12019 are 7, 17, 101. Prime factorization of 12019 in exponential form is:

12019 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 12012

List of positive integer factors of 12012 that divides 12012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 26, 28, 33, 39, 42, 44, 52, 66, 77, 78, 84, 91, 132, 143, 154, 156, 182, 231, 273, 286, 308, 364, 429, 462, 546, 572, 858, 924, 1001, 1092, 1716, 2002, 3003, 4004, 6006

Step-4: Factors of 12019

List of positive integer factors of 12019 that divides 12012 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 101, 119, 707, 1717

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12012 and 12019. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12012 and 12019 is 7.

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