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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11538 and 11552?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11538 and 11552 is 2.

GCF(11538,11552) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11538 and 11552, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11538 and 11552.

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How to find the GCF of 11538 and 11552?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11538 and 11552. After we will calculate the factors of 11538 and 11552 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11538

Prime factors of 11538 are 2, 3, 641. Prime factorization of 11538 in exponential form is:

11538 = 21 × 32 × 6411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11552

Prime factors of 11552 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 11552 in exponential form is:

11552 = 25 × 192

Step-3: Factors of 11538

List of positive integer factors of 11538 that divides 11538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 641, 1282, 1923, 3846, 5769

Step-4: Factors of 11552

List of positive integer factors of 11552 that divides 11538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 32, 38, 76, 152, 304, 361, 608, 722, 1444, 2888, 5776

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11538 and 11552. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11538 and 11552 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11538 and 11552