What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11574 and 11594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11574 and 11594 is 2.

GCF(11574,11594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11574 and 11594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11574 and 11594.

How to find the GCF of 11574 and 11594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11574 and 11594. After we will calculate the factors of 11574 and 11594 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 11594

Prime factors of 11594 are 2, 11, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 11594 in exponential form is:

11594 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹

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 11594

List of positive integer factors of 11594 that divides 11574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 31, 34, 62, 187, 341, 374, 527, 682, 1054, 5797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11574 and 11594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11574 and 11594 is 2.

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