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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12024 and 12040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12024 and 12040 is 8.

GCF(12024,12040) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12024 and 12040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12024 and 12040.

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How to find the GCF of 12024 and 12040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12024 and 12040. After we will calculate the factors of 12024 and 12040 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 12040

Prime factors of 12040 are 2, 5, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 12040 in exponential form is:

12040 = 23 × 51 × 71 × 431

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 12040

List of positive integer factors of 12040 that divides 12024 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 40, 43, 56, 70, 86, 140, 172, 215, 280, 301, 344, 430, 602, 860, 1204, 1505, 1720, 2408, 3010, 6020

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12024 and 12040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12024 and 12040 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12024 and 12040