What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12059 and 12068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12059 and 12068 is 1.

GCF(12059,12068) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12059 and 12068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12059 and 12068.

How to find the GCF of 12059 and 12068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12059 and 12068. After we will calculate the factors of 12059 and 12068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12059

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

12059 = 31¹ × 389¹

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 12059

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

1, 31, 389

Step-4: Factors of 12068

List of positive integer factors of 12068 that divides 12059 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 12059 and 12068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12059 and 12068 is 1.

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