What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11862 and 11867?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11862 and 11867 is 1.

GCF(11862,11867) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11862 and 11867, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11862 and 11867.

How to find the GCF of 11862 and 11867?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11862 and 11867. After we will calculate the factors of 11862 and 11867 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11862

Prime factors of 11862 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 11862 in exponential form is:

11862 = 2¹ × 3² × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11867

Prime factors of 11867 are 11867. Prime factorization of 11867 in exponential form is:

11867 = 11867¹

Step-3: Factors of 11862

List of positive integer factors of 11862 that divides 11862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 659, 1318, 1977, 3954, 5931

Step-4: Factors of 11867

List of positive integer factors of 11867 that divides 11862 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11862 and 11867. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11862 and 11867 is 1.

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