What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11530 and 11536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11530 and 11536 is 2.

GCF(11530,11536) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11530 and 11536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11530 and 11536.

How to find the GCF of 11530 and 11536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11530 and 11536. After we will calculate the factors of 11530 and 11536 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11530

Prime factors of 11530 are 2, 5, 1153. Prime factorization of 11530 in exponential form is:

11530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11536

Prime factors of 11536 are 2, 7, 103. Prime factorization of 11536 in exponential form is:

11536 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 11530

List of positive integer factors of 11530 that divides 11530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1153, 2306, 5765

Step-4: Factors of 11536

List of positive integer factors of 11536 that divides 11530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 103, 112, 206, 412, 721, 824, 1442, 1648, 2884, 5768

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11530 and 11536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11530 and 11536 is 2.

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