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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11 and 15?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11 and 15 is 1.

GCF(11,15) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11 and 15, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11 and 15.

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How to find the GCF of 11 and 15?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11 and 15. After we will calculate the factors of 11 and 15 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11

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

11 = 111

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15

Prime factors of 15 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 15 in exponential form is:

15 = 31 × 51

Step-3: Factors of 11

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

1

Step-4: Factors of 15

List of positive integer factors of 15 that divides 11 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11 and 15. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11 and 15 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11 and 15