What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11886 and 11901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11886 and 11901 is 3.

GCF(11886,11901) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11886 and 11901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11886 and 11901.

How to find the GCF of 11886 and 11901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11886 and 11901. After we will calculate the factors of 11886 and 11901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11886

Prime factors of 11886 are 2, 3, 7, 283. Prime factorization of 11886 in exponential form is:

11886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11901

Prime factors of 11901 are 3, 3967. Prime factorization of 11901 in exponential form is:

11901 = 3¹ × 3967¹

Step-3: Factors of 11886

List of positive integer factors of 11886 that divides 11886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 283, 566, 849, 1698, 1981, 3962, 5943

Step-4: Factors of 11901

List of positive integer factors of 11901 that divides 11886 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3967

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11886 and 11901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11886 and 11901 is 3.

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