What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11637 and 11643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11637 and 11643 is 3.

GCF(11637,11643) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11637 and 11643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11637 and 11643.

How to find the GCF of 11637 and 11643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11637 and 11643. After we will calculate the factors of 11637 and 11643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11637

Prime factors of 11637 are 3, 431. Prime factorization of 11637 in exponential form is:

11637 = 3³ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11643

Prime factors of 11643 are 3, 3881. Prime factorization of 11643 in exponential form is:

11643 = 3¹ × 3881¹

Step-3: Factors of 11637

List of positive integer factors of 11637 that divides 11637 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 431, 1293, 3879

Step-4: Factors of 11643

List of positive integer factors of 11643 that divides 11637 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11637 and 11643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11637 and 11643 is 3.

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