What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11556 and 11572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11556 and 11572 is 4.

GCF(11556,11572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11556 and 11572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11556 and 11572.

How to find the GCF of 11556 and 11572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11556 and 11572. After we will calculate the factors of 11556 and 11572 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 11572

Prime factors of 11572 are 2, 11, 263. Prime factorization of 11572 in exponential form is:

11572 = 2² × 11¹ × 263¹

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 11572

List of positive integer factors of 11572 that divides 11556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 263, 526, 1052, 2893, 5786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11556 and 11572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11556 and 11572 is 4.

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