What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11516 and 11534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11516 and 11534 is 2.

GCF(11516,11534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11516 and 11534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11516 and 11534.

How to find the GCF of 11516 and 11534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11516 and 11534. After we will calculate the factors of 11516 and 11534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11516

Prime factors of 11516 are 2, 2879. Prime factorization of 11516 in exponential form is:

11516 = 2² × 2879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11534

Prime factors of 11534 are 2, 73, 79. Prime factorization of 11534 in exponential form is:

11534 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 11516

List of positive integer factors of 11516 that divides 11516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2879, 5758

Step-4: Factors of 11534

List of positive integer factors of 11534 that divides 11516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 79, 146, 158, 5767

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11516 and 11534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11516 and 11534 is 2.

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