What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11591 and 11599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11591 and 11599 is 1.

GCF(11591,11599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11591 and 11599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11591 and 11599.

How to find the GCF of 11591 and 11599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11591 and 11599. After we will calculate the factors of 11591 and 11599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11591

Prime factors of 11591 are 67, 173. Prime factorization of 11591 in exponential form is:

11591 = 67¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11599

Prime factors of 11599 are 7, 1657. Prime factorization of 11599 in exponential form is:

11599 = 7¹ × 1657¹

Step-3: Factors of 11591

List of positive integer factors of 11591 that divides 11591 without a remainder.

1, 67, 173

Step-4: Factors of 11599

List of positive integer factors of 11599 that divides 11591 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11591 and 11599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11591 and 11599 is 1.

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