What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12176 and 12189?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12176 and 12189 is 1.

GCF(12176,12189) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12176 and 12189, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12176 and 12189.

How to find the GCF of 12176 and 12189?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12176 and 12189. After we will calculate the factors of 12176 and 12189 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12176

Prime factors of 12176 are 2, 761. Prime factorization of 12176 in exponential form is:

12176 = 2⁴ × 761¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12189

Prime factors of 12189 are 3, 17, 239. Prime factorization of 12189 in exponential form is:

12189 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 12176

List of positive integer factors of 12176 that divides 12176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 761, 1522, 3044, 6088

Step-4: Factors of 12189

List of positive integer factors of 12189 that divides 12176 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 239, 717, 4063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12176 and 12189. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12176 and 12189 is 1.

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