What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11259 and 11271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11259 and 11271 is 3.

GCF(11259,11271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11259 and 11271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11259 and 11271.

How to find the GCF of 11259 and 11271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11259 and 11271. After we will calculate the factors of 11259 and 11271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11259

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

11259 = 3⁴ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11271

Prime factors of 11271 are 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 11271 in exponential form is:

11271 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 17²

Step-3: Factors of 11259

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 11271

List of positive integer factors of 11271 that divides 11259 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 17, 39, 51, 221, 289, 663, 867, 3757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11259 and 11271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11259 and 11271 is 3.

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