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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12017 and 12021?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12017 and 12021 is 1.

GCF(12017,12021) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12017 and 12021, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12017 and 12021.

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How to find the GCF of 12017 and 12021?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12017 and 12021. After we will calculate the factors of 12017 and 12021 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12017

Prime factors of 12017 are 61, 197. Prime factorization of 12017 in exponential form is:

12017 = 611 × 1971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12021

Prime factors of 12021 are 3, 4007. Prime factorization of 12021 in exponential form is:

12021 = 31 × 40071

Step-3: Factors of 12017

List of positive integer factors of 12017 that divides 12017 without a remainder.

1, 61, 197

Step-4: Factors of 12021

List of positive integer factors of 12021 that divides 12017 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12017 and 12021. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12017 and 12021 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12017 and 12021