What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11823 and 11841?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11823 and 11841 is 3.

GCF(11823,11841) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11823 and 11841, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11823 and 11841.

How to find the GCF of 11823 and 11841?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11823 and 11841. After we will calculate the factors of 11823 and 11841 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11823

Prime factors of 11823 are 3, 7, 563. Prime factorization of 11823 in exponential form is:

11823 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11841

Prime factors of 11841 are 3, 3947. Prime factorization of 11841 in exponential form is:

11841 = 3¹ × 3947¹

Step-3: Factors of 11823

List of positive integer factors of 11823 that divides 11823 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 563, 1689, 3941

Step-4: Factors of 11841

List of positive integer factors of 11841 that divides 11823 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3947

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11823 and 11841. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11823 and 11841 is 3.

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