What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11558 and 11566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11558 and 11566 is 2.

GCF(11558,11566) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11558 and 11566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11558 and 11566.

How to find the GCF of 11558 and 11566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11558 and 11566. After we will calculate the factors of 11558 and 11566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11558

Prime factors of 11558 are 2, 5779. Prime factorization of 11558 in exponential form is:

11558 = 2¹ × 5779¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11566

Prime factors of 11566 are 2, 5783. Prime factorization of 11566 in exponential form is:

11566 = 2¹ × 5783¹

Step-3: Factors of 11558

List of positive integer factors of 11558 that divides 11558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5779

Step-4: Factors of 11566

List of positive integer factors of 11566 that divides 11558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11558 and 11566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11558 and 11566 is 2.

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