What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12048 and 12052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12048 and 12052 is 4.

GCF(12048,12052) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12048 and 12052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12048 and 12052.

How to find the GCF of 12048 and 12052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12048 and 12052. After we will calculate the factors of 12048 and 12052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12048

Prime factors of 12048 are 2, 3, 251. Prime factorization of 12048 in exponential form is:

12048 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 251¹

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 12048

List of positive integer factors of 12048 that divides 12048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 251, 502, 753, 1004, 1506, 2008, 3012, 4016, 6024

Step-4: Factors of 12052

List of positive integer factors of 12052 that divides 12048 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 12048 and 12052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12048 and 12052 is 4.

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