What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4012 and 4029?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4012 and 4029 is 17.

GCF(4012,4029) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4012 and 4029, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4012 and 4029.

How to find the GCF of 4012 and 4029?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4012 and 4029. After we will calculate the factors of 4012 and 4029 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4012

Prime factors of 4012 are 2, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 4012 in exponential form is:

4012 = 2² × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4029

Prime factors of 4029 are 3, 17, 79. Prime factorization of 4029 in exponential form is:

4029 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 4012

List of positive integer factors of 4012 that divides 4012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 59, 68, 118, 236, 1003, 2006

Step-4: Factors of 4029

List of positive integer factors of 4029 that divides 4012 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 79, 237, 1343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4012 and 4029. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4012 and 4029 is 17.

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