What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11950 and 11954?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11950 and 11954 is 2.

GCF(11950,11954) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11950 and 11954, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11950 and 11954.

How to find the GCF of 11950 and 11954?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11950 and 11954. After we will calculate the factors of 11950 and 11954 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11950

Prime factors of 11950 are 2, 5, 239. Prime factorization of 11950 in exponential form is:

11950 = 2¹ × 5² × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11954

Prime factors of 11954 are 2, 43, 139. Prime factorization of 11954 in exponential form is:

11954 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 11950

List of positive integer factors of 11950 that divides 11950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 239, 478, 1195, 2390, 5975

Step-4: Factors of 11954

List of positive integer factors of 11954 that divides 11950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 139, 278, 5977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11950 and 11954. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11950 and 11954 is 2.

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