What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1136 and 1146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1136 and 1146 is 2.

GCF(1136,1146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1136 and 1146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1136 and 1146.

How to find the GCF of 1136 and 1146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1136 and 1146. After we will calculate the factors of 1136 and 1146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1136

Prime factors of 1136 are 2, 71. Prime factorization of 1136 in exponential form is:

1136 = 2⁴ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1146

Prime factors of 1146 are 2, 3, 191. Prime factorization of 1146 in exponential form is:

1146 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 1136

List of positive integer factors of 1136 that divides 1136 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 71, 142, 284, 568

Step-4: Factors of 1146

List of positive integer factors of 1146 that divides 1136 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 191, 382, 573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1136 and 1146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1136 and 1146 is 2.

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