What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12066 and 12072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12066 and 12072 is 6.

GCF(12066,12072) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12066 and 12072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12066 and 12072.

How to find the GCF of 12066 and 12072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12066 and 12072. After we will calculate the factors of 12066 and 12072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12066

Prime factors of 12066 are 2, 3, 2011. Prime factorization of 12066 in exponential form is:

12066 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2011¹

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 12066

List of positive integer factors of 12066 that divides 12066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2011, 4022, 6033

Step-4: Factors of 12072

List of positive integer factors of 12072 that divides 12066 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 12066 and 12072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12066 and 12072 is 6.

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