What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12059 and 12071?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12059 and 12071 is 1.

GCF(12059,12071) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12059 and 12071, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12059 and 12071.

How to find the GCF of 12059 and 12071?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12059 and 12071. After we will calculate the factors of 12059 and 12071 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 12071

Prime factors of 12071 are 12071. Prime factorization of 12071 in exponential form is:

12071 = 12071¹

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 12071

List of positive integer factors of 12071 that divides 12059 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12059 and 12071. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12059 and 12071 is 1.

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