What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11588 and 11592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11588 and 11592 is 4.

GCF(11588,11592) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11588 and 11592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11588 and 11592.

How to find the GCF of 11588 and 11592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11588 and 11592. After we will calculate the factors of 11588 and 11592 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11588

Prime factors of 11588 are 2, 2897. Prime factorization of 11588 in exponential form is:

11588 = 2² × 2897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11592

Prime factors of 11592 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 11592 in exponential form is:

11592 = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 11588

List of positive integer factors of 11588 that divides 11588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2897, 5794

Step-4: Factors of 11592

List of positive integer factors of 11592 that divides 11588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 23, 24, 28, 36, 42, 46, 56, 63, 69, 72, 84, 92, 126, 138, 161, 168, 184, 207, 252, 276, 322, 414, 483, 504, 552, 644, 828, 966, 1288, 1449, 1656, 1932, 2898, 3864, 5796

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11588 and 11592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11588 and 11592 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11588 and 11592