What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11228 and 11236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11228 and 11236 is 4.

GCF(11228,11236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11228 and 11236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11228 and 11236.

How to find the GCF of 11228 and 11236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11228 and 11236. After we will calculate the factors of 11228 and 11236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11228

Prime factors of 11228 are 2, 7, 401. Prime factorization of 11228 in exponential form is:

11228 = 2² × 7¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11236

Prime factors of 11236 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 11236 in exponential form is:

11236 = 2² × 53²

Step-3: Factors of 11228

List of positive integer factors of 11228 that divides 11228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 401, 802, 1604, 2807, 5614

Step-4: Factors of 11236

List of positive integer factors of 11236 that divides 11228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 212, 2809, 5618

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11228 and 11236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11228 and 11236 is 4.

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