What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11992 and 11999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11992 and 11999 is 1.

GCF(11992,11999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11992 and 11999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11992 and 11999.

How to find the GCF of 11992 and 11999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11992 and 11999. After we will calculate the factors of 11992 and 11999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11992

Prime factors of 11992 are 2, 1499. Prime factorization of 11992 in exponential form is:

11992 = 2³ × 1499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11999

Prime factors of 11999 are 13, 71. Prime factorization of 11999 in exponential form is:

11999 = 13² × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 11992

List of positive integer factors of 11992 that divides 11992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1499, 2998, 5996

Step-4: Factors of 11999

List of positive integer factors of 11999 that divides 11992 without a remainder.

1, 13, 71, 169, 923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11992 and 11999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11992 and 11999 is 1.

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