What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11540 and 11546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11540 and 11546 is 2.

GCF(11540,11546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11540 and 11546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11540 and 11546.

How to find the GCF of 11540 and 11546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11540 and 11546. After we will calculate the factors of 11540 and 11546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11540

Prime factors of 11540 are 2, 5, 577. Prime factorization of 11540 in exponential form is:

11540 = 2² × 5¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11546

Prime factors of 11546 are 2, 23, 251. Prime factorization of 11546 in exponential form is:

11546 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 11540

List of positive integer factors of 11540 that divides 11540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 577, 1154, 2308, 2885, 5770

Step-4: Factors of 11546

List of positive integer factors of 11546 that divides 11540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 251, 502, 5773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11540 and 11546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11540 and 11546 is 2.

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