What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12123 and 12141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12123 and 12141 is 9.

GCF(12123,12141) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12123 and 12141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12123 and 12141.

How to find the GCF of 12123 and 12141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12123 and 12141. After we will calculate the factors of 12123 and 12141 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12123

Prime factors of 12123 are 3, 449. Prime factorization of 12123 in exponential form is:

12123 = 3³ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12141

Prime factors of 12141 are 3, 19, 71. Prime factorization of 12141 in exponential form is:

12141 = 3² × 19¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 12123

List of positive integer factors of 12123 that divides 12123 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 449, 1347, 4041

Step-4: Factors of 12141

List of positive integer factors of 12141 that divides 12123 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 71, 171, 213, 639, 1349, 4047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12123 and 12141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12123 and 12141 is 9.

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