What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11056 and 11072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11056 and 11072 is 16.

GCF(11056,11072) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11056 and 11072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11056 and 11072.

How to find the GCF of 11056 and 11072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11056 and 11072. After we will calculate the factors of 11056 and 11072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11056

Prime factors of 11056 are 2, 691. Prime factorization of 11056 in exponential form is:

11056 = 2⁴ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11072

Prime factors of 11072 are 2, 173. Prime factorization of 11072 in exponential form is:

11072 = 2⁶ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 11056

List of positive integer factors of 11056 that divides 11056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 691, 1382, 2764, 5528

Step-4: Factors of 11072

List of positive integer factors of 11072 that divides 11056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 173, 346, 692, 1384, 2768, 5536

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11056 and 11072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11056 and 11072 is 16.

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