What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11716 and 11731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11716 and 11731 is 1.

GCF(11716,11731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11716 and 11731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11716 and 11731.

How to find the GCF of 11716 and 11731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11716 and 11731. After we will calculate the factors of 11716 and 11731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11716

Prime factors of 11716 are 2, 29, 101. Prime factorization of 11716 in exponential form is:

11716 = 2² × 29¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11731

Prime factors of 11731 are 11731. Prime factorization of 11731 in exponential form is:

11731 = 11731¹

Step-3: Factors of 11716

List of positive integer factors of 11716 that divides 11716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 101, 116, 202, 404, 2929, 5858

Step-4: Factors of 11731

List of positive integer factors of 11731 that divides 11716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11716 and 11731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11716 and 11731 is 1.

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