GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12051 and 12057?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12051 and 12057 is 3.

GCF(12051,12057) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12051 and 12057, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12051 and 12057.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 12051 and 12057?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12051 and 12057. After we will calculate the factors of 12051 and 12057 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12051

Prime factors of 12051 are 3, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 12051 in exponential form is:

12051 = 32 × 131 × 1031

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12057

Prime factors of 12057 are 3, 4019. Prime factorization of 12057 in exponential form is:

12057 = 31 × 40191

Step-3: Factors of 12051

List of positive integer factors of 12051 that divides 12051 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 103, 117, 309, 927, 1339, 4017

Step-4: Factors of 12057

List of positive integer factors of 12057 that divides 12051 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12051 and 12057. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12051 and 12057 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12051 and 12057