What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11889 and 11897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11889 and 11897 is 1.

GCF(11889,11897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11889 and 11897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11889 and 11897.

How to find the GCF of 11889 and 11897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11889 and 11897. After we will calculate the factors of 11889 and 11897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11889

Prime factors of 11889 are 3, 1321. Prime factorization of 11889 in exponential form is:

11889 = 3² × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11897

Prime factors of 11897 are 11897. Prime factorization of 11897 in exponential form is:

11897 = 11897¹

Step-3: Factors of 11889

List of positive integer factors of 11889 that divides 11889 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1321, 3963

Step-4: Factors of 11897

List of positive integer factors of 11897 that divides 11889 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11889 and 11897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11889 and 11897 is 1.

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