What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11916 and 11927?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11916 and 11927 is 1.

GCF(11916,11927) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11916 and 11927, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11916 and 11927.

How to find the GCF of 11916 and 11927?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11916 and 11927. After we will calculate the factors of 11916 and 11927 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11916

Prime factors of 11916 are 2, 3, 331. Prime factorization of 11916 in exponential form is:

11916 = 2² × 3² × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11927

Prime factors of 11927 are 11927. Prime factorization of 11927 in exponential form is:

11927 = 11927¹

Step-3: Factors of 11916

List of positive integer factors of 11916 that divides 11916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 331, 662, 993, 1324, 1986, 2979, 3972, 5958

Step-4: Factors of 11927

List of positive integer factors of 11927 that divides 11916 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11916 and 11927. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11916 and 11927 is 1.

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