What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11238 and 11258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11238 and 11258 is 2.

GCF(11238,11258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11238 and 11258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11238 and 11258.

How to find the GCF of 11238 and 11258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11238 and 11258. After we will calculate the factors of 11238 and 11258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11238

Prime factors of 11238 are 2, 3, 1873. Prime factorization of 11238 in exponential form is:

11238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1873¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11258

Prime factors of 11258 are 2, 13, 433. Prime factorization of 11258 in exponential form is:

11258 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 11238

List of positive integer factors of 11238 that divides 11238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1873, 3746, 5619

Step-4: Factors of 11258

List of positive integer factors of 11258 that divides 11238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 433, 866, 5629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11238 and 11258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11238 and 11258 is 2.

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