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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12372 and 12384?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12372 and 12384 is 12.

GCF(12372,12384) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12372 and 12384, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12372 and 12384.

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How to find the GCF of 12372 and 12384?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12372 and 12384. After we will calculate the factors of 12372 and 12384 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12372

Prime factors of 12372 are 2, 3, 1031. Prime factorization of 12372 in exponential form is:

12372 = 22 × 31 × 10311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12384

Prime factors of 12384 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 12384 in exponential form is:

12384 = 25 × 32 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 12372

List of positive integer factors of 12372 that divides 12372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1031, 2062, 3093, 4124, 6186

Step-4: Factors of 12384

List of positive integer factors of 12384 that divides 12372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 43, 48, 72, 86, 96, 129, 144, 172, 258, 288, 344, 387, 516, 688, 774, 1032, 1376, 1548, 2064, 3096, 4128, 6192

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12372 and 12384. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12372 and 12384 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 12372 and 12384