What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11691 and 11706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11691 and 11706 is 3.

GCF(11691,11706) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11691 and 11706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11691 and 11706.

How to find the GCF of 11691 and 11706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11691 and 11706. After we will calculate the factors of 11691 and 11706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11691

Prime factors of 11691 are 3, 433. Prime factorization of 11691 in exponential form is:

11691 = 3³ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11706

Prime factors of 11706 are 2, 3, 1951. Prime factorization of 11706 in exponential form is:

11706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1951¹

Step-3: Factors of 11691

List of positive integer factors of 11691 that divides 11691 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 433, 1299, 3897

Step-4: Factors of 11706

List of positive integer factors of 11706 that divides 11691 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1951, 3902, 5853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11691 and 11706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11691 and 11706 is 3.

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