What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11211 and 11217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11211 and 11217 is 3.

GCF(11211,11217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11211 and 11217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11211 and 11217.

How to find the GCF of 11211 and 11217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11211 and 11217. After we will calculate the factors of 11211 and 11217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11211

Prime factors of 11211 are 3, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 11211 in exponential form is:

11211 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11217

Prime factors of 11217 are 3, 3739. Prime factorization of 11217 in exponential form is:

11217 = 3¹ × 3739¹

Step-3: Factors of 11211

List of positive integer factors of 11211 that divides 11211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 101, 111, 303, 3737

Step-4: Factors of 11217

List of positive integer factors of 11217 that divides 11211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11211 and 11217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11211 and 11217 is 3.

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