What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11246 and 11252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11246 and 11252 is 2.

GCF(11246,11252) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11246 and 11252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11246 and 11252.

How to find the GCF of 11246 and 11252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11246 and 11252. After we will calculate the factors of 11246 and 11252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11246

Prime factors of 11246 are 2, 5623. Prime factorization of 11246 in exponential form is:

11246 = 2¹ × 5623¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11252

Prime factors of 11252 are 2, 29, 97. Prime factorization of 11252 in exponential form is:

11252 = 2² × 29¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 11246

List of positive integer factors of 11246 that divides 11246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5623

Step-4: Factors of 11252

List of positive integer factors of 11252 that divides 11246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 97, 116, 194, 388, 2813, 5626

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11246 and 11252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11246 and 11252 is 2.

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