What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12056 and 12066?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12056 and 12066 is 2.

GCF(12056,12066) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12056 and 12066, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12056 and 12066.

How to find the GCF of 12056 and 12066?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12056 and 12066. After we will calculate the factors of 12056 and 12066 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12056

Prime factors of 12056 are 2, 11, 137. Prime factorization of 12056 in exponential form is:

12056 = 2³ × 11¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12066

Prime factors of 12066 are 2, 3, 2011. Prime factorization of 12066 in exponential form is:

12066 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2011¹

Step-3: Factors of 12056

List of positive integer factors of 12056 that divides 12056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 137, 274, 548, 1096, 1507, 3014, 6028

Step-4: Factors of 12066

List of positive integer factors of 12066 that divides 12056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2011, 4022, 6033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12056 and 12066. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12056 and 12066 is 2.

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