What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11875 and 11887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11875 and 11887 is 1.

GCF(11875,11887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11875 and 11887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11875 and 11887.

How to find the GCF of 11875 and 11887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11875 and 11887. After we will calculate the factors of 11875 and 11887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11875

Prime factors of 11875 are 5, 19. Prime factorization of 11875 in exponential form is:

11875 = 5⁴ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11887

Prime factors of 11887 are 11887. Prime factorization of 11887 in exponential form is:

11887 = 11887¹

Step-3: Factors of 11875

List of positive integer factors of 11875 that divides 11875 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475, 625, 2375

Step-4: Factors of 11887

List of positive integer factors of 11887 that divides 11875 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11875 and 11887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11875 and 11887 is 1.

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