Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 5412
GCF(144, 5412) = 12, Greatest common factor of 144 and 5412 is 12. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 5412. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 5412 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 144 and 5412.
Prime Factorization of 144 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 5412 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 11, 41.
- Factorize\( (144) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (5412) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 11\times 41\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(144, 5412) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3 = 12\).
Greatest Common Factor of 144 and 5412 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 144 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144
List of positive integers factors of 5412 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 41, 44, 66, 82, 123, 132, 164, 246, 451, 492, 902, 1353, 1804, 2706, 5412
As you can see, 12 is the greatest and common number that 144 and 5412 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 144 and 5412 is 12.
\(GCF(144, 5412) = 12\).
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