What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12084 and 12099?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12084 and 12099 is 3.

GCF(12084,12099) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12084 and 12099, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12084 and 12099.

How to find the GCF of 12084 and 12099?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12084 and 12099. After we will calculate the factors of 12084 and 12099 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12084

Prime factors of 12084 are 2, 3, 19, 53. Prime factorization of 12084 in exponential form is:

12084 = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12099

Prime factors of 12099 are 3, 37, 109. Prime factorization of 12099 in exponential form is:

12099 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 12084

List of positive integer factors of 12084 that divides 12084 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 53, 57, 76, 106, 114, 159, 212, 228, 318, 636, 1007, 2014, 3021, 4028, 6042

Step-4: Factors of 12099

List of positive integer factors of 12099 that divides 12084 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 109, 111, 327, 4033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12084 and 12099. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12084 and 12099 is 3.

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