What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11788 and 11801?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11788 and 11801 is 1.

GCF(11788,11801) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11788 and 11801, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11788 and 11801.

How to find the GCF of 11788 and 11801?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11788 and 11801. After we will calculate the factors of 11788 and 11801 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11788

Prime factors of 11788 are 2, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 11788 in exponential form is:

11788 = 2² × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11801

Prime factors of 11801 are 11801. Prime factorization of 11801 in exponential form is:

11801 = 11801¹

Step-3: Factors of 11788

List of positive integer factors of 11788 that divides 11788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 421, 842, 1684, 2947, 5894

Step-4: Factors of 11801

List of positive integer factors of 11801 that divides 11788 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11788 and 11801. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11788 and 11801 is 1.

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