What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11953 and 11958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11953 and 11958 is 1.

GCF(11953,11958) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11953 and 11958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11953 and 11958.

How to find the GCF of 11953 and 11958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11953 and 11958. After we will calculate the factors of 11953 and 11958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11953

Prime factors of 11953 are 11953. Prime factorization of 11953 in exponential form is:

11953 = 11953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11958

Prime factors of 11958 are 2, 3, 1993. Prime factorization of 11958 in exponential form is:

11958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1993¹

Step-3: Factors of 11953

List of positive integer factors of 11953 that divides 11953 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 11958

List of positive integer factors of 11958 that divides 11953 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1993, 3986, 5979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11953 and 11958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11953 and 11958 is 1.

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