What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4 and 11?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4 and 11 is 1.

GCF(4,11) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4 and 11, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4 and 11.

How to find the GCF of 4 and 11?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4 and 11. After we will calculate the factors of 4 and 11 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4

Prime factors of 4 are 2. Prime factorization of 4 in exponential form is:

4 = 2²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11

Prime factors of 11 are 11. Prime factorization of 11 in exponential form is:

11 = 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 4

List of positive integer factors of 4 that divides 4 without a remainder.

1, 2

Step-4: Factors of 11

List of positive integer factors of 11 that divides 4 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4 and 11. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4 and 11 is 1.

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