What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12157 and 12162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12157 and 12162 is 1.

GCF(12157,12162) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12157 and 12162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12157 and 12162.

How to find the GCF of 12157 and 12162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12157 and 12162. After we will calculate the factors of 12157 and 12162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12157

Prime factors of 12157 are 12157. Prime factorization of 12157 in exponential form is:

12157 = 12157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12162

Prime factors of 12162 are 2, 3, 2027. Prime factorization of 12162 in exponential form is:

12162 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2027¹

Step-3: Factors of 12157

List of positive integer factors of 12157 that divides 12157 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12162

List of positive integer factors of 12162 that divides 12157 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2027, 4054, 6081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12157 and 12162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12157 and 12162 is 1.

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