What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12239 and 12252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12239 and 12252 is 1.

GCF(12239,12252) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12239 and 12252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12239 and 12252.

How to find the GCF of 12239 and 12252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12239 and 12252. After we will calculate the factors of 12239 and 12252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12239

Prime factors of 12239 are 12239. Prime factorization of 12239 in exponential form is:

12239 = 12239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12252

Prime factors of 12252 are 2, 3, 1021. Prime factorization of 12252 in exponential form is:

12252 = 2² × 3¹ × 1021¹

Step-3: Factors of 12239

List of positive integer factors of 12239 that divides 12239 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 12252

List of positive integer factors of 12252 that divides 12239 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1021, 2042, 3063, 4084, 6126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12239 and 12252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12239 and 12252 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12239 and 12252