What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12132 and 12148?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12132 and 12148 is 4.

GCF(12132,12148) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12132 and 12148, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12132 and 12148.

How to find the GCF of 12132 and 12148?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12132 and 12148. After we will calculate the factors of 12132 and 12148 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 12148

Prime factors of 12148 are 2, 3037. Prime factorization of 12148 in exponential form is:

12148 = 2² × 3037¹

Step-3: Factors of 12132

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 12148

List of positive integer factors of 12148 that divides 12132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3037, 6074

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12132 and 12148. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12132 and 12148 is 4.

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