What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11247 and 11259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11247 and 11259 is 3.

GCF(11247,11259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11247 and 11259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11247 and 11259.

How to find the GCF of 11247 and 11259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11247 and 11259. After we will calculate the factors of 11247 and 11259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11247

Prime factors of 11247 are 3, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 11247 in exponential form is:

11247 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11259

Prime factors of 11259 are 3, 139. Prime factorization of 11259 in exponential form is:

11259 = 3⁴ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 11247

List of positive integer factors of 11247 that divides 11247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 163, 489, 3749

Step-4: Factors of 11259

List of positive integer factors of 11259 that divides 11247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 139, 417, 1251, 3753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11247 and 11259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11247 and 11259 is 3.

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