What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11406 and 11426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11406 and 11426 is 2.

GCF(11406,11426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11406 and 11426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11406 and 11426.

How to find the GCF of 11406 and 11426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11406 and 11426. After we will calculate the factors of 11406 and 11426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11406

Prime factors of 11406 are 2, 3, 1901. Prime factorization of 11406 in exponential form is:

11406 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11426

Prime factors of 11426 are 2, 29, 197. Prime factorization of 11426 in exponential form is:

11426 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 11406

List of positive integer factors of 11406 that divides 11406 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1901, 3802, 5703

Step-4: Factors of 11426

List of positive integer factors of 11426 that divides 11406 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 197, 394, 5713

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11406 and 11426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11406 and 11426 is 2.

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