What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11559 and 11568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11559 and 11568 is 3.

GCF(11559,11568) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11559 and 11568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11559 and 11568.

How to find the GCF of 11559 and 11568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11559 and 11568. After we will calculate the factors of 11559 and 11568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11559

Prime factors of 11559 are 3, 3853. Prime factorization of 11559 in exponential form is:

11559 = 3¹ × 3853¹

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 11559

List of positive integer factors of 11559 that divides 11559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3853

Step-4: Factors of 11568

List of positive integer factors of 11568 that divides 11559 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 11559 and 11568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11559 and 11568 is 3.

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