What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12078 and 12087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12078 and 12087 is 9.

GCF(12078,12087) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12078 and 12087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12078 and 12087.

How to find the GCF of 12078 and 12087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12078 and 12087. After we will calculate the factors of 12078 and 12087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12078

Prime factors of 12078 are 2, 3, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 12078 in exponential form is:

12078 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 61¹

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 12078

List of positive integer factors of 12078 that divides 12078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 61, 66, 99, 122, 183, 198, 366, 549, 671, 1098, 1342, 2013, 4026, 6039

Step-4: Factors of 12087

List of positive integer factors of 12087 that divides 12078 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 12078 and 12087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12078 and 12087 is 9.

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