What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11922 and 11937?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11922 and 11937 is 3.

GCF(11922,11937) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11922 and 11937, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11922 and 11937.

How to find the GCF of 11922 and 11937?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11922 and 11937. After we will calculate the factors of 11922 and 11937 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11922

Prime factors of 11922 are 2, 3, 1987. Prime factorization of 11922 in exponential form is:

11922 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11937

Prime factors of 11937 are 3, 23, 173. Prime factorization of 11937 in exponential form is:

11937 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 11922

List of positive integer factors of 11922 that divides 11922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1987, 3974, 5961

Step-4: Factors of 11937

List of positive integer factors of 11937 that divides 11922 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 173, 519, 3979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11922 and 11937. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11922 and 11937 is 3.

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