What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11494 and 11506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11494 and 11506 is 2.

GCF(11494,11506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11494 and 11506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11494 and 11506.

How to find the GCF of 11494 and 11506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11494 and 11506. After we will calculate the factors of 11494 and 11506 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 11506

Prime factors of 11506 are 2, 11, 523. Prime factorization of 11506 in exponential form is:

11506 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 523¹

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 11506

List of positive integer factors of 11506 that divides 11494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 523, 1046, 5753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11494 and 11506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11494 and 11506 is 2.

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