What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11836 and 11843?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11836 and 11843 is 1.

GCF(11836,11843) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11836 and 11843, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11836 and 11843.

How to find the GCF of 11836 and 11843?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11836 and 11843. After we will calculate the factors of 11836 and 11843 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11836

Prime factors of 11836 are 2, 11, 269. Prime factorization of 11836 in exponential form is:

11836 = 2² × 11¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11843

Prime factors of 11843 are 13, 911. Prime factorization of 11843 in exponential form is:

11843 = 13¹ × 911¹

Step-3: Factors of 11836

List of positive integer factors of 11836 that divides 11836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 269, 538, 1076, 2959, 5918

Step-4: Factors of 11843

List of positive integer factors of 11843 that divides 11836 without a remainder.

1, 13, 911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11836 and 11843. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11836 and 11843 is 1.

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