What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11518 and 11524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11518 and 11524 is 2.

GCF(11518,11524) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11518 and 11524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11518 and 11524.

How to find the GCF of 11518 and 11524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11518 and 11524. After we will calculate the factors of 11518 and 11524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11518

Prime factors of 11518 are 2, 13, 443. Prime factorization of 11518 in exponential form is:

11518 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11524

Prime factors of 11524 are 2, 43, 67. Prime factorization of 11524 in exponential form is:

11524 = 2² × 43¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 11518

List of positive integer factors of 11518 that divides 11518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 443, 886, 5759

Step-4: Factors of 11524

List of positive integer factors of 11524 that divides 11518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 67, 86, 134, 172, 268, 2881, 5762

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11518 and 11524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11518 and 11524 is 2.

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