What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11436 and 11451?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11436 and 11451 is 3.

GCF(11436,11451) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11436 and 11451, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11436 and 11451.

How to find the GCF of 11436 and 11451?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11436 and 11451. After we will calculate the factors of 11436 and 11451 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11436

Prime factors of 11436 are 2, 3, 953. Prime factorization of 11436 in exponential form is:

11436 = 2² × 3¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11451

Prime factors of 11451 are 3, 11, 347. Prime factorization of 11451 in exponential form is:

11451 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 11436

List of positive integer factors of 11436 that divides 11436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 953, 1906, 2859, 3812, 5718

Step-4: Factors of 11451

List of positive integer factors of 11451 that divides 11436 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 347, 1041, 3817

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11436 and 11451. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11436 and 11451 is 3.

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