What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12126 and 12141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12126 and 12141 is 3.

GCF(12126,12141) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12126 and 12141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12126 and 12141.

How to find the GCF of 12126 and 12141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12126 and 12141. After we will calculate the factors of 12126 and 12141 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 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 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 12141

List of positive integer factors of 12141 that divides 12126 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 12126 and 12141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12126 and 12141 is 3.

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