What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12066 and 12082?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12066 and 12082 is 2.

GCF(12066,12082) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12066 and 12082, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12066 and 12082.

How to find the GCF of 12066 and 12082?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12066 and 12082. After we will calculate the factors of 12066 and 12082 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 12082

Prime factors of 12082 are 2, 7, 863. Prime factorization of 12082 in exponential form is:

12082 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 863¹

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 12082

List of positive integer factors of 12082 that divides 12066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 863, 1726, 6041

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12066 and 12082. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12066 and 12082 is 2.

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