What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11977 and 11995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11977 and 11995 is 1.

GCF(11977,11995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11977 and 11995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11977 and 11995.

How to find the GCF of 11977 and 11995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11977 and 11995. After we will calculate the factors of 11977 and 11995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11977

Prime factors of 11977 are 7, 29, 59. Prime factorization of 11977 in exponential form is:

11977 = 7¹ × 29¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11995

Prime factors of 11995 are 5, 2399. Prime factorization of 11995 in exponential form is:

11995 = 5¹ × 2399¹

Step-3: Factors of 11977

List of positive integer factors of 11977 that divides 11977 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 59, 203, 413, 1711

Step-4: Factors of 11995

List of positive integer factors of 11995 that divides 11977 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11977 and 11995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11977 and 11995 is 1.

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