What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11659 and 11677?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11659 and 11677 is 1.

GCF(11659,11677) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11659 and 11677, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11659 and 11677.

How to find the GCF of 11659 and 11677?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11659 and 11677. After we will calculate the factors of 11659 and 11677 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11659

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

11659 = 89¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11677

Prime factors of 11677 are 11677. Prime factorization of 11677 in exponential form is:

11677 = 11677¹

Step-3: Factors of 11659

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

1, 89, 131

Step-4: Factors of 11677

List of positive integer factors of 11677 that divides 11659 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11659 and 11677. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11659 and 11677 is 1.

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