What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11578 and 11587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11578 and 11587 is 1.

GCF(11578,11587) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11578 and 11587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11578 and 11587.

How to find the GCF of 11578 and 11587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11578 and 11587. After we will calculate the factors of 11578 and 11587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11578

Prime factors of 11578 are 2, 7, 827. Prime factorization of 11578 in exponential form is:

11578 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 827¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11587

Prime factors of 11587 are 11587. Prime factorization of 11587 in exponential form is:

11587 = 11587¹

Step-3: Factors of 11578

List of positive integer factors of 11578 that divides 11578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 827, 1654, 5789

Step-4: Factors of 11587

List of positive integer factors of 11587 that divides 11578 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11578 and 11587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11578 and 11587 is 1.

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