What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12024 and 12039?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12024 and 12039 is 3.

GCF(12024,12039) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12024 and 12039, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12024 and 12039.

How to find the GCF of 12024 and 12039?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12024 and 12039. After we will calculate the factors of 12024 and 12039 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12024

Prime factors of 12024 are 2, 3, 167. Prime factorization of 12024 in exponential form is:

12024 = 2³ × 3² × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12039

Prime factors of 12039 are 3, 4013. Prime factorization of 12039 in exponential form is:

12039 = 3¹ × 4013¹

Step-3: Factors of 12024

List of positive integer factors of 12024 that divides 12024 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 167, 334, 501, 668, 1002, 1336, 1503, 2004, 3006, 4008, 6012

Step-4: Factors of 12039

List of positive integer factors of 12039 that divides 12024 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4013

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12024 and 12039. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12024 and 12039 is 3.

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