What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12115 and 12135?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12115 and 12135 is 5.

GCF(12115,12135) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12115 and 12135, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12115 and 12135.

How to find the GCF of 12115 and 12135?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12115 and 12135. After we will calculate the factors of 12115 and 12135 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12115

Prime factors of 12115 are 5, 2423. Prime factorization of 12115 in exponential form is:

12115 = 5¹ × 2423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12135

Prime factors of 12135 are 3, 5, 809. Prime factorization of 12135 in exponential form is:

12135 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 12115

List of positive integer factors of 12115 that divides 12115 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2423

Step-4: Factors of 12135

List of positive integer factors of 12135 that divides 12115 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 809, 2427, 4045

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12115 and 12135. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12115 and 12135 is 5.

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