What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11835 and 11845?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11835 and 11845 is 5.

GCF(11835,11845) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11835 and 11845, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11835 and 11845.

How to find the GCF of 11835 and 11845?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11835 and 11845. After we will calculate the factors of 11835 and 11845 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11835

Prime factors of 11835 are 3, 5, 263. Prime factorization of 11835 in exponential form is:

11835 = 3² × 5¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11845

Prime factors of 11845 are 5, 23, 103. Prime factorization of 11845 in exponential form is:

11845 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 11835

List of positive integer factors of 11835 that divides 11835 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 263, 789, 1315, 2367, 3945

Step-4: Factors of 11845

List of positive integer factors of 11845 that divides 11835 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 103, 115, 515, 2369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11835 and 11845. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11835 and 11845 is 5.

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