What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12056 and 12068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12056 and 12068 is 4.

GCF(12056,12068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12056 and 12068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12056 and 12068.

How to find the GCF of 12056 and 12068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12056 and 12068. After we will calculate the factors of 12056 and 12068 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 12068

Prime factors of 12068 are 2, 7, 431. Prime factorization of 12068 in exponential form is:

12068 = 2² × 7¹ × 431¹

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 12068

List of positive integer factors of 12068 that divides 12056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 431, 862, 1724, 3017, 6034

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12056 and 12068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12056 and 12068 is 4.

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