What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12050 and 12055?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12050 and 12055 is 5.

GCF(12050,12055) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12050 and 12055, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12050 and 12055.

How to find the GCF of 12050 and 12055?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12050 and 12055. After we will calculate the factors of 12050 and 12055 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12050

Prime factors of 12050 are 2, 5, 241. Prime factorization of 12050 in exponential form is:

12050 = 2¹ × 5² × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12055

Prime factors of 12055 are 5, 2411. Prime factorization of 12055 in exponential form is:

12055 = 5¹ × 2411¹

Step-3: Factors of 12050

List of positive integer factors of 12050 that divides 12050 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 241, 482, 1205, 2410, 6025

Step-4: Factors of 12055

List of positive integer factors of 12055 that divides 12050 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2411

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12050 and 12055. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12050 and 12055 is 5.

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