What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11574 and 11589?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11574 and 11589 is 3.

GCF(11574,11589) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11574 and 11589, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11574 and 11589.

How to find the GCF of 11574 and 11589?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11574 and 11589. After we will calculate the factors of 11574 and 11589 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11574

Prime factors of 11574 are 2, 3, 643. Prime factorization of 11574 in exponential form is:

11574 = 2¹ × 3² × 643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11589

Prime factors of 11589 are 3, 3863. Prime factorization of 11589 in exponential form is:

11589 = 3¹ × 3863¹

Step-3: Factors of 11574

List of positive integer factors of 11574 that divides 11574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 643, 1286, 1929, 3858, 5787

Step-4: Factors of 11589

List of positive integer factors of 11589 that divides 11574 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11574 and 11589. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11574 and 11589 is 3.

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