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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12069 and 12087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12069 and 12087 is 9.

GCF(12069,12087) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12069 and 12087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12069 and 12087.

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How to find the GCF of 12069 and 12087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12069 and 12087. After we will calculate the factors of 12069 and 12087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12069

Prime factors of 12069 are 3, 149. Prime factorization of 12069 in exponential form is:

12069 = 34 × 1491

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12087

Prime factors of 12087 are 3, 17, 79. Prime factorization of 12087 in exponential form is:

12087 = 32 × 171 × 791

Step-3: Factors of 12069

List of positive integer factors of 12069 that divides 12069 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 149, 447, 1341, 4023

Step-4: Factors of 12087

List of positive integer factors of 12087 that divides 12069 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 79, 153, 237, 711, 1343, 4029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12069 and 12087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12069 and 12087 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12069 and 12087