What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11530 and 11548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11530 and 11548 is 2.

GCF(11530,11548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11530 and 11548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11530 and 11548.

How to find the GCF of 11530 and 11548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11530 and 11548. After we will calculate the factors of 11530 and 11548 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 11548

Prime factors of 11548 are 2, 2887. Prime factorization of 11548 in exponential form is:

11548 = 2² × 2887¹

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 11548

List of positive integer factors of 11548 that divides 11530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2887, 5774

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11530 and 11548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11530 and 11548 is 2.

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