What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11494 and 11501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11494 and 11501 is 7.

GCF(11494,11501) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11494 and 11501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11494 and 11501.

How to find the GCF of 11494 and 11501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11494 and 11501. After we will calculate the factors of 11494 and 11501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11494

Prime factors of 11494 are 2, 7, 821. Prime factorization of 11494 in exponential form is:

11494 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11501

Prime factors of 11501 are 7, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 11501 in exponential form is:

11501 = 7¹ × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 11494

List of positive integer factors of 11494 that divides 11494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 821, 1642, 5747

Step-4: Factors of 11501

List of positive integer factors of 11501 that divides 11494 without a remainder.

1, 7, 31, 53, 217, 371, 1643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11494 and 11501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11494 and 11501 is 7.

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