What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12066 and 12081?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12066 and 12081 is 3.

GCF(12066,12081) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12066 and 12081, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12066 and 12081.

How to find the GCF of 12066 and 12081?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12066 and 12081. After we will calculate the factors of 12066 and 12081 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 12081

Prime factors of 12081 are 3, 4027. Prime factorization of 12081 in exponential form is:

12081 = 3¹ × 4027¹

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 12081

List of positive integer factors of 12081 that divides 12066 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12066 and 12081. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12066 and 12081 is 3.

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