What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12072 and 12079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12072 and 12079 is 1.

GCF(12072,12079) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12072 and 12079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12072 and 12079.

How to find the GCF of 12072 and 12079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12072 and 12079. After we will calculate the factors of 12072 and 12079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12079

Prime factors of 12079 are 47, 257. Prime factorization of 12079 in exponential form is:

12079 = 47¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 12072

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12079

List of positive integer factors of 12079 that divides 12072 without a remainder.

1, 47, 257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12072 and 12079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12072 and 12079 is 1.

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