What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11218 and 11230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11218 and 11230 is 2.

GCF(11218,11230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11218 and 11230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11218 and 11230.

How to find the GCF of 11218 and 11230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11218 and 11230. After we will calculate the factors of 11218 and 11230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11218

Prime factors of 11218 are 2, 71, 79. Prime factorization of 11218 in exponential form is:

11218 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11230

Prime factors of 11230 are 2, 5, 1123. Prime factorization of 11230 in exponential form is:

11230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 11218

List of positive integer factors of 11218 that divides 11218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 79, 142, 158, 5609

Step-4: Factors of 11230

List of positive integer factors of 11230 that divides 11218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1123, 2246, 5615

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11218 and 11230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11218 and 11230 is 2.

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