What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11661 and 11679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11661 and 11679 is 3.

GCF(11661,11679) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11661 and 11679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11661 and 11679.

How to find the GCF of 11661 and 11679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11661 and 11679. After we will calculate the factors of 11661 and 11679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11661

Prime factors of 11661 are 3, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 11661 in exponential form is:

11661 = 3¹ × 13² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11679

Prime factors of 11679 are 3, 17, 229. Prime factorization of 11679 in exponential form is:

11679 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 11661

List of positive integer factors of 11661 that divides 11661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 23, 39, 69, 169, 299, 507, 897, 3887

Step-4: Factors of 11679

List of positive integer factors of 11679 that divides 11661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 229, 687, 3893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11661 and 11679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11661 and 11679 is 3.

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