What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11897 and 11902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11897 and 11902 is 1.

GCF(11897,11902) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11897 and 11902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11897 and 11902.

How to find the GCF of 11897 and 11902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11897 and 11902. After we will calculate the factors of 11897 and 11902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11897

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

11897 = 11897¹

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 11897

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

Step-4: Factors of 11902

List of positive integer factors of 11902 that divides 11897 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11897 and 11902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11897 and 11902 is 1.

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