What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12042 and 12046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12042 and 12046 is 2.

GCF(12042,12046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12042 and 12046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12042 and 12046.

How to find the GCF of 12042 and 12046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12042 and 12046. After we will calculate the factors of 12042 and 12046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12042

Prime factors of 12042 are 2, 3, 223. Prime factorization of 12042 in exponential form is:

12042 = 2¹ × 3³ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12046

Prime factors of 12046 are 2, 19, 317. Prime factorization of 12046 in exponential form is:

12046 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 12042

List of positive integer factors of 12042 that divides 12042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 223, 446, 669, 1338, 2007, 4014, 6021

Step-4: Factors of 12046

List of positive integer factors of 12046 that divides 12042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 317, 634, 6023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12042 and 12046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12042 and 12046 is 2.

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