What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11468 and 11486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11468 and 11486 is 2.

GCF(11468,11486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11468 and 11486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11468 and 11486.

How to find the GCF of 11468 and 11486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11468 and 11486. After we will calculate the factors of 11468 and 11486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11468

Prime factors of 11468 are 2, 47, 61. Prime factorization of 11468 in exponential form is:

11468 = 2² × 47¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11486

Prime factors of 11486 are 2, 5743. Prime factorization of 11486 in exponential form is:

11486 = 2¹ × 5743¹

Step-3: Factors of 11468

List of positive integer factors of 11468 that divides 11468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 61, 94, 122, 188, 244, 2867, 5734

Step-4: Factors of 11486

List of positive integer factors of 11486 that divides 11468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11468 and 11486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11468 and 11486 is 2.

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