What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11838 and 11842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11838 and 11842 is 2.

GCF(11838,11842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11838 and 11842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11838 and 11842.

How to find the GCF of 11838 and 11842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11838 and 11842. After we will calculate the factors of 11838 and 11842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11838

Prime factors of 11838 are 2, 3, 1973. Prime factorization of 11838 in exponential form is:

11838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11842

Prime factors of 11842 are 2, 31, 191. Prime factorization of 11842 in exponential form is:

11842 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 11838

List of positive integer factors of 11838 that divides 11838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1973, 3946, 5919

Step-4: Factors of 11842

List of positive integer factors of 11842 that divides 11838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 191, 382, 5921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11838 and 11842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11838 and 11842 is 2.

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