What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12051 and 12059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12051 and 12059 is 1.

GCF(12051,12059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12051 and 12059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12051 and 12059.

How to find the GCF of 12051 and 12059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12051 and 12059. After we will calculate the factors of 12051 and 12059 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 12059

Prime factors of 12059 are 31, 389. Prime factorization of 12059 in exponential form is:

12059 = 31¹ × 389¹

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 12059

List of positive integer factors of 12059 that divides 12051 without a remainder.

1, 31, 389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12051 and 12059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12051 and 12059 is 1.

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