What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11969 and 11987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11969 and 11987 is 1.

GCF(11969,11987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11969 and 11987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11969 and 11987.

How to find the GCF of 11969 and 11987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11969 and 11987. After we will calculate the factors of 11969 and 11987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11969

Prime factors of 11969 are 11969. Prime factorization of 11969 in exponential form is:

11969 = 11969¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11987

Prime factors of 11987 are 11987. Prime factorization of 11987 in exponential form is:

11987 = 11987¹

Step-3: Factors of 11969

List of positive integer factors of 11969 that divides 11969 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 11987

List of positive integer factors of 11987 that divides 11969 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11969 and 11987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11969 and 11987 is 1.

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