What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11572 and 11584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11572 and 11584 is 4.

GCF(11572,11584) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11572 and 11584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11572 and 11584.

How to find the GCF of 11572 and 11584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11572 and 11584. After we will calculate the factors of 11572 and 11584 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 11584

Prime factors of 11584 are 2, 181. Prime factorization of 11584 in exponential form is:

11584 = 2⁶ × 181¹

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 11584

List of positive integer factors of 11584 that divides 11572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 181, 362, 724, 1448, 2896, 5792

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11572 and 11584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11572 and 11584 is 4.

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