What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11150 and 11156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11150 and 11156 is 2.

GCF(11150,11156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11150 and 11156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11150 and 11156.

How to find the GCF of 11150 and 11156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11150 and 11156. After we will calculate the factors of 11150 and 11156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11150

Prime factors of 11150 are 2, 5, 223. Prime factorization of 11150 in exponential form is:

11150 = 2¹ × 5² × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11156

Prime factors of 11156 are 2, 2789. Prime factorization of 11156 in exponential form is:

11156 = 2² × 2789¹

Step-3: Factors of 11150

List of positive integer factors of 11150 that divides 11150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 223, 446, 1115, 2230, 5575

Step-4: Factors of 11156

List of positive integer factors of 11156 that divides 11150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2789, 5578

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11150 and 11156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11150 and 11156 is 2.

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