What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11917 and 11923?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11917 and 11923 is 1.

GCF(11917,11923) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11917 and 11923, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11917 and 11923.

How to find the GCF of 11917 and 11923?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11917 and 11923. After we will calculate the factors of 11917 and 11923 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11917

Prime factors of 11917 are 17, 701. Prime factorization of 11917 in exponential form is:

11917 = 17¹ × 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11923

Prime factors of 11923 are 11923. Prime factorization of 11923 in exponential form is:

11923 = 11923¹

Step-3: Factors of 11917

List of positive integer factors of 11917 that divides 11917 without a remainder.

1, 17, 701

Step-4: Factors of 11923

List of positive integer factors of 11923 that divides 11917 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11917 and 11923. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11917 and 11923 is 1.

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