What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11556 and 11568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11556 and 11568 is 12.

GCF(11556,11568) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11556 and 11568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11556 and 11568.

How to find the GCF of 11556 and 11568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11556 and 11568. After we will calculate the factors of 11556 and 11568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11556

Prime factors of 11556 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 11556 in exponential form is:

11556 = 2² × 3³ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11568

Prime factors of 11568 are 2, 3, 241. Prime factorization of 11568 in exponential form is:

11568 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 11556

List of positive integer factors of 11556 that divides 11556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 107, 108, 214, 321, 428, 642, 963, 1284, 1926, 2889, 3852, 5778

Step-4: Factors of 11568

List of positive integer factors of 11568 that divides 11556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 241, 482, 723, 964, 1446, 1928, 2892, 3856, 5784

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11556 and 11568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11556 and 11568 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11556 and 11568