What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11446 and 11452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11446 and 11452 is 2.

GCF(11446,11452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11446 and 11452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11446 and 11452.

How to find the GCF of 11446 and 11452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11446 and 11452. After we will calculate the factors of 11446 and 11452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11446

Prime factors of 11446 are 2, 59, 97. Prime factorization of 11446 in exponential form is:

11446 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11452

Prime factors of 11452 are 2, 7, 409. Prime factorization of 11452 in exponential form is:

11452 = 2² × 7¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 11446

List of positive integer factors of 11446 that divides 11446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 97, 118, 194, 5723

Step-4: Factors of 11452

List of positive integer factors of 11452 that divides 11446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 409, 818, 1636, 2863, 5726

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11446 and 11452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11446 and 11452 is 2.

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