What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12057 and 12062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12057 and 12062 is 1.

GCF(12057,12062) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12057 and 12062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12057 and 12062.

How to find the GCF of 12057 and 12062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12057 and 12062. After we will calculate the factors of 12057 and 12062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12057

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

12057 = 3¹ × 4019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12062

Prime factors of 12062 are 2, 37, 163. Prime factorization of 12062 in exponential form is:

12062 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 12057

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

1, 3, 4019

Step-4: Factors of 12062

List of positive integer factors of 12062 that divides 12057 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 163, 326, 6031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12057 and 12062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12057 and 12062 is 1.

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