What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11452 and 11462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11452 and 11462 is 2.

GCF(11452,11462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11452 and 11462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11452 and 11462.

How to find the GCF of 11452 and 11462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11452 and 11462. After we will calculate the factors of 11452 and 11462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 11462

Prime factors of 11462 are 2, 11, 521. Prime factorization of 11462 in exponential form is:

11462 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 11452

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 11462

List of positive integer factors of 11462 that divides 11452 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 521, 1042, 5731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11452 and 11462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11452 and 11462 is 2.

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