What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11918 and 11929?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11918 and 11929 is 1.

GCF(11918,11929) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11918 and 11929, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11918 and 11929.

How to find the GCF of 11918 and 11929?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11918 and 11929. After we will calculate the factors of 11918 and 11929 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 11929

Prime factors of 11929 are 79, 151. Prime factorization of 11929 in exponential form is:

11929 = 79¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 11918

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 11929

List of positive integer factors of 11929 that divides 11918 without a remainder.

1, 79, 151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11918 and 11929. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11918 and 11929 is 1.

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