What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11874 and 11878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11874 and 11878 is 2.

GCF(11874,11878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11874 and 11878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11874 and 11878.

How to find the GCF of 11874 and 11878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11874 and 11878. After we will calculate the factors of 11874 and 11878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11874

Prime factors of 11874 are 2, 3, 1979. Prime factorization of 11874 in exponential form is:

11874 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11878

Prime factors of 11878 are 2, 5939. Prime factorization of 11878 in exponential form is:

11878 = 2¹ × 5939¹

Step-3: Factors of 11874

List of positive integer factors of 11874 that divides 11874 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1979, 3958, 5937

Step-4: Factors of 11878

List of positive integer factors of 11878 that divides 11874 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5939

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11874 and 11878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11874 and 11878 is 2.

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