What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11645 and 11659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11645 and 11659 is 1.

GCF(11645,11659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11645 and 11659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11645 and 11659.

How to find the GCF of 11645 and 11659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11645 and 11659. After we will calculate the factors of 11645 and 11659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11645

Prime factors of 11645 are 5, 17, 137. Prime factorization of 11645 in exponential form is:

11645 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11659

Prime factors of 11659 are 89, 131. Prime factorization of 11659 in exponential form is:

11659 = 89¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 11645

List of positive integer factors of 11645 that divides 11645 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 137, 685, 2329

Step-4: Factors of 11659

List of positive integer factors of 11659 that divides 11645 without a remainder.

1, 89, 131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11645 and 11659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11645 and 11659 is 1.

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