What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60012 and 60026?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60012 and 60026 is 2.

GCF(60012,60026) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60012 and 60026, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60012 and 60026.

How to find the GCF of 60012 and 60026?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60012 and 60026. After we will calculate the factors of 60012 and 60026 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60012

Prime factors of 60012 are 2, 3, 1667. Prime factorization of 60012 in exponential form is:

60012 = 2² × 3² × 1667¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60026

Prime factors of 60026 are 2, 30013. Prime factorization of 60026 in exponential form is:

60026 = 2¹ × 30013¹

Step-3: Factors of 60012

List of positive integer factors of 60012 that divides 60012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1667, 3334, 5001, 6668, 10002, 15003, 20004, 30006

Step-4: Factors of 60026

List of positive integer factors of 60026 that divides 60012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30013

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60012 and 60026. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60012 and 60026 is 2.

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