What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12126 and 12132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12126 and 12132 is 6.

GCF(12126,12132) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12126 and 12132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12126 and 12132.

How to find the GCF of 12126 and 12132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12126 and 12132. After we will calculate the factors of 12126 and 12132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12126

Prime factors of 12126 are 2, 3, 43, 47. Prime factorization of 12126 in exponential form is:

12126 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12132

Prime factors of 12132 are 2, 3, 337. Prime factorization of 12132 in exponential form is:

12132 = 2² × 3² × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 12126

List of positive integer factors of 12126 that divides 12126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 47, 86, 94, 129, 141, 258, 282, 2021, 4042, 6063

Step-4: Factors of 12132

List of positive integer factors of 12132 that divides 12126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 337, 674, 1011, 1348, 2022, 3033, 4044, 6066

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12126 and 12132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12126 and 12132 is 6.

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