What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11788 and 11806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11788 and 11806 is 2.

GCF(11788,11806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11788 and 11806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11788 and 11806.

How to find the GCF of 11788 and 11806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11788 and 11806. After we will calculate the factors of 11788 and 11806 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 11806

Prime factors of 11806 are 2, 5903. Prime factorization of 11806 in exponential form is:

11806 = 2¹ × 5903¹

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 11806

List of positive integer factors of 11806 that divides 11788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11788 and 11806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11788 and 11806 is 2.

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