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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12062 and 12072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12062 and 12072 is 2.

GCF(12062,12072) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12062 and 12072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12062 and 12072.

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How to find the GCF of 12062 and 12072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12062 and 12072. After we will calculate the factors of 12062 and 12072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12072

Prime factors of 12072 are 2, 3, 503. Prime factorization of 12072 in exponential form is:

12072 = 23 × 31 × 5031

Step-3: Factors of 12062

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12072

List of positive integer factors of 12072 that divides 12062 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 503, 1006, 1509, 2012, 3018, 4024, 6036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12062 and 12072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12062 and 12072 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12062 and 12072