What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11528 and 11542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11528 and 11542 is 2.

GCF(11528,11542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11528 and 11542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11528 and 11542.

How to find the GCF of 11528 and 11542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11528 and 11542. After we will calculate the factors of 11528 and 11542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11528

Prime factors of 11528 are 2, 11, 131. Prime factorization of 11528 in exponential form is:

11528 = 2³ × 11¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11542

Prime factors of 11542 are 2, 29, 199. Prime factorization of 11542 in exponential form is:

11542 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 11528

List of positive integer factors of 11528 that divides 11528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 131, 262, 524, 1048, 1441, 2882, 5764

Step-4: Factors of 11542

List of positive integer factors of 11542 that divides 11528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 199, 398, 5771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11528 and 11542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11528 and 11542 is 2.

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