What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11709 and 11717?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11709 and 11717 is 1.

GCF(11709,11717) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11709 and 11717, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11709 and 11717.

How to find the GCF of 11709 and 11717?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11709 and 11717. After we will calculate the factors of 11709 and 11717 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11709

Prime factors of 11709 are 3, 1301. Prime factorization of 11709 in exponential form is:

11709 = 3² × 1301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11717

Prime factors of 11717 are 11717. Prime factorization of 11717 in exponential form is:

11717 = 11717¹

Step-3: Factors of 11709

List of positive integer factors of 11709 that divides 11709 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1301, 3903

Step-4: Factors of 11717

List of positive integer factors of 11717 that divides 11709 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11709 and 11717. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11709 and 11717 is 1.

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