What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11806 and 11822?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11806 and 11822 is 2.

GCF(11806,11822) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11806 and 11822, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11806 and 11822.

How to find the GCF of 11806 and 11822?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11806 and 11822. After we will calculate the factors of 11806 and 11822 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11806

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

11806 = 2¹ × 5903¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11822

Prime factors of 11822 are 2, 23, 257. Prime factorization of 11822 in exponential form is:

11822 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 11806

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

1, 2, 5903

Step-4: Factors of 11822

List of positive integer factors of 11822 that divides 11806 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 257, 514, 5911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11806 and 11822. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11806 and 11822 is 2.

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