What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11898 and 11918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11898 and 11918 is 2.

GCF(11898,11918) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11898 and 11918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11898 and 11918.

How to find the GCF of 11898 and 11918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11898 and 11918. After we will calculate the factors of 11898 and 11918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11898

Prime factors of 11898 are 2, 3, 661. Prime factorization of 11898 in exponential form is:

11898 = 2¹ × 3² × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11918

Prime factors of 11918 are 2, 59, 101. Prime factorization of 11918 in exponential form is:

11918 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 11898

List of positive integer factors of 11898 that divides 11898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 661, 1322, 1983, 3966, 5949

Step-4: Factors of 11918

List of positive integer factors of 11918 that divides 11898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 101, 118, 202, 5959

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11898 and 11918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11898 and 11918 is 2.

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