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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11967 and 11986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11967 and 11986 is 1.

GCF(11967,11986) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11967 and 11986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11967 and 11986.

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How to find the GCF of 11967 and 11986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11967 and 11986. After we will calculate the factors of 11967 and 11986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11967

Prime factors of 11967 are 3, 3989. Prime factorization of 11967 in exponential form is:

11967 = 31 × 39891

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11986

Prime factors of 11986 are 2, 13, 461. Prime factorization of 11986 in exponential form is:

11986 = 21 × 131 × 4611

Step-3: Factors of 11967

List of positive integer factors of 11967 that divides 11967 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3989

Step-4: Factors of 11986

List of positive integer factors of 11986 that divides 11967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 461, 922, 5993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11967 and 11986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11967 and 11986 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11967 and 11986