What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11404 and 11422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11404 and 11422 is 2.

GCF(11404,11422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11404 and 11422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11404 and 11422.

How to find the GCF of 11404 and 11422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11404 and 11422. After we will calculate the factors of 11404 and 11422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11404

Prime factors of 11404 are 2, 2851. Prime factorization of 11404 in exponential form is:

11404 = 2² × 2851¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11422

Prime factors of 11422 are 2, 5711. Prime factorization of 11422 in exponential form is:

11422 = 2¹ × 5711¹

Step-3: Factors of 11404

List of positive integer factors of 11404 that divides 11404 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2851, 5702

Step-4: Factors of 11422

List of positive integer factors of 11422 that divides 11404 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5711

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11404 and 11422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11404 and 11422 is 2.

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