What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11491 and 11498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11491 and 11498 is 1.

GCF(11491,11498) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11491 and 11498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11491 and 11498.

How to find the GCF of 11491 and 11498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11491 and 11498. After we will calculate the factors of 11491 and 11498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11491

Prime factors of 11491 are 11491. Prime factorization of 11491 in exponential form is:

11491 = 11491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11498

Prime factors of 11498 are 2, 5749. Prime factorization of 11498 in exponential form is:

11498 = 2¹ × 5749¹

Step-3: Factors of 11491

List of positive integer factors of 11491 that divides 11491 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 11498

List of positive integer factors of 11498 that divides 11491 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11491 and 11498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11491 and 11498 is 1.

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