What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11868 and 11885?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11868 and 11885 is 1.

GCF(11868,11885) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11868 and 11885, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11868 and 11885.

How to find the GCF of 11868 and 11885?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11868 and 11885. After we will calculate the factors of 11868 and 11885 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11868

Prime factors of 11868 are 2, 3, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 11868 in exponential form is:

11868 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11885

Prime factors of 11885 are 5, 2377. Prime factorization of 11885 in exponential form is:

11885 = 5¹ × 2377¹

Step-3: Factors of 11868

List of positive integer factors of 11868 that divides 11868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 43, 46, 69, 86, 92, 129, 138, 172, 258, 276, 516, 989, 1978, 2967, 3956, 5934

Step-4: Factors of 11885

List of positive integer factors of 11885 that divides 11868 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2377

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11868 and 11885. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11868 and 11885 is 1.

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