What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11278 and 11298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11278 and 11298 is 2.

GCF(11278,11298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11278 and 11298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11278 and 11298.

How to find the GCF of 11278 and 11298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11278 and 11298. After we will calculate the factors of 11278 and 11298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11278

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

11278 = 2¹ × 5639¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11298

Prime factors of 11298 are 2, 3, 7, 269. Prime factorization of 11298 in exponential form is:

11298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 11278

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

1, 2, 5639

Step-4: Factors of 11298

List of positive integer factors of 11298 that divides 11278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 269, 538, 807, 1614, 1883, 3766, 5649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11278 and 11298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11278 and 11298 is 2.

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