What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11563 and 11572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11563 and 11572 is 1.

GCF(11563,11572) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11563 and 11572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11563 and 11572.

How to find the GCF of 11563 and 11572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11563 and 11572. After we will calculate the factors of 11563 and 11572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11563

Prime factors of 11563 are 31, 373. Prime factorization of 11563 in exponential form is:

11563 = 31¹ × 373¹

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 11563

List of positive integer factors of 11563 that divides 11563 without a remainder.

1, 31, 373

Step-4: Factors of 11572

List of positive integer factors of 11572 that divides 11563 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 11563 and 11572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11563 and 11572 is 1.

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