What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11852 and 11871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11852 and 11871 is 1.

GCF(11852,11871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11852 and 11871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11852 and 11871.

How to find the GCF of 11852 and 11871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11852 and 11871. After we will calculate the factors of 11852 and 11871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11852

Prime factors of 11852 are 2, 2963. Prime factorization of 11852 in exponential form is:

11852 = 2² × 2963¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11871

Prime factors of 11871 are 3, 1319. Prime factorization of 11871 in exponential form is:

11871 = 3² × 1319¹

Step-3: Factors of 11852

List of positive integer factors of 11852 that divides 11852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2963, 5926

Step-4: Factors of 11871

List of positive integer factors of 11871 that divides 11852 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1319, 3957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11852 and 11871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11852 and 11871 is 1.

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