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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12042 and 12053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12042 and 12053 is 1.

GCF(12042,12053) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12042 and 12053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12042 and 12053.

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How to find the GCF of 12042 and 12053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12042 and 12053. After we will calculate the factors of 12042 and 12053 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 12053

Prime factors of 12053 are 17, 709. Prime factorization of 12053 in exponential form is:

12053 = 171 × 7091

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 12053

List of positive integer factors of 12053 that divides 12042 without a remainder.

1, 17, 709

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12042 and 12053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12042 and 12053 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12042 and 12053