What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12086 and 12096?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12086 and 12096 is 2.

GCF(12086,12096) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12086 and 12096, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12086 and 12096.

How to find the GCF of 12086 and 12096?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12086 and 12096. After we will calculate the factors of 12086 and 12096 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12086

Prime factors of 12086 are 2, 6043. Prime factorization of 12086 in exponential form is:

12086 = 2¹ × 6043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12096

Prime factors of 12096 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 12096 in exponential form is:

12096 = 2⁶ × 3³ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 12086

List of positive integer factors of 12086 that divides 12086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6043

Step-4: Factors of 12096

List of positive integer factors of 12096 that divides 12086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 54, 56, 63, 64, 72, 84, 96, 108, 112, 126, 144, 168, 189, 192, 216, 224, 252, 288, 336, 378, 432, 448, 504, 576, 672, 756, 864, 1008, 1344, 1512, 1728, 2016, 3024, 4032, 6048

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12086 and 12096. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12086 and 12096 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12086 and 12096