What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11274 and 11278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11274 and 11278 is 2.

GCF(11274,11278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11274 and 11278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11274 and 11278.

How to find the GCF of 11274 and 11278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11274 and 11278. After we will calculate the factors of 11274 and 11278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11274

Prime factors of 11274 are 2, 3, 1879. Prime factorization of 11274 in exponential form is:

11274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11278

Prime factors of 11278 are 2, 5639. Prime factorization of 11278 in exponential form is:

11278 = 2¹ × 5639¹

Step-3: Factors of 11274

List of positive integer factors of 11274 that divides 11274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1879, 3758, 5637

Step-4: Factors of 11278

List of positive integer factors of 11278 that divides 11274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11274 and 11278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11274 and 11278 is 2.

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