What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12146 and 12156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12146 and 12156 is 2.

GCF(12146,12156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12146 and 12156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12146 and 12156.

How to find the GCF of 12146 and 12156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12146 and 12156. After we will calculate the factors of 12146 and 12156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12146

Prime factors of 12146 are 2, 6073. Prime factorization of 12146 in exponential form is:

12146 = 2¹ × 6073¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12156

Prime factors of 12156 are 2, 3, 1013. Prime factorization of 12156 in exponential form is:

12156 = 2² × 3¹ × 1013¹

Step-3: Factors of 12146

List of positive integer factors of 12146 that divides 12146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 6073

Step-4: Factors of 12156

List of positive integer factors of 12156 that divides 12146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1013, 2026, 3039, 4052, 6078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12146 and 12156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12146 and 12156 is 2.

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