What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11887 and 11902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11887 and 11902 is 1.

GCF(11887,11902) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11887 and 11902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11887 and 11902.

How to find the GCF of 11887 and 11902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11887 and 11902. After we will calculate the factors of 11887 and 11902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11887

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

11887 = 11887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11902

Prime factors of 11902 are 2, 11, 541. Prime factorization of 11902 in exponential form is:

11902 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 11887

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

Step-4: Factors of 11902

List of positive integer factors of 11902 that divides 11887 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 541, 1082, 5951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11887 and 11902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11887 and 11902 is 1.

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