What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12034 and 12052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12034 and 12052 is 2.

GCF(12034,12052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12034 and 12052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12034 and 12052.

How to find the GCF of 12034 and 12052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12034 and 12052. After we will calculate the factors of 12034 and 12052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12034

Prime factors of 12034 are 2, 11, 547. Prime factorization of 12034 in exponential form is:

12034 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12052

Prime factors of 12052 are 2, 23, 131. Prime factorization of 12052 in exponential form is:

12052 = 2² × 23¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 12034

List of positive integer factors of 12034 that divides 12034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 547, 1094, 6017

Step-4: Factors of 12052

List of positive integer factors of 12052 that divides 12034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 131, 262, 524, 3013, 6026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12034 and 12052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12034 and 12052 is 2.

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