What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12056 and 12073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12056 and 12073 is 1.

GCF(12056,12073) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12056 and 12073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12056 and 12073.

How to find the GCF of 12056 and 12073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12056 and 12073. After we will calculate the factors of 12056 and 12073 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 12073

Prime factors of 12073 are 12073. Prime factorization of 12073 in exponential form is:

12073 = 12073¹

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 12073

List of positive integer factors of 12073 that divides 12056 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12056 and 12073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12056 and 12073 is 1.

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