What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11572 and 11576?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11572 and 11576 is 4.

GCF(11572,11576) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11572 and 11576, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11572 and 11576.

How to find the GCF of 11572 and 11576?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11572 and 11576. After we will calculate the factors of 11572 and 11576 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 11576

Prime factors of 11576 are 2, 1447. Prime factorization of 11576 in exponential form is:

11576 = 2³ × 1447¹

Step-3: Factors of 11572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 11576

List of positive integer factors of 11576 that divides 11572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1447, 2894, 5788

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11572 and 11576. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11572 and 11576 is 4.

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