What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12044 and 12049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12044 and 12049 is 1.

GCF(12044,12049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12044 and 12049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12044 and 12049.

How to find the GCF of 12044 and 12049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12044 and 12049. After we will calculate the factors of 12044 and 12049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12044

Prime factors of 12044 are 2, 3011. Prime factorization of 12044 in exponential form is:

12044 = 2² × 3011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12049

Prime factors of 12049 are 12049. Prime factorization of 12049 in exponential form is:

12049 = 12049¹

Step-3: Factors of 12044

List of positive integer factors of 12044 that divides 12044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3011, 6022

Step-4: Factors of 12049

List of positive integer factors of 12049 that divides 12044 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12044 and 12049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12044 and 12049 is 1.

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