What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11588 and 11601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11588 and 11601 is 1.

GCF(11588,11601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11588 and 11601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11588 and 11601.

How to find the GCF of 11588 and 11601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11588 and 11601. After we will calculate the factors of 11588 and 11601 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 11601

Prime factors of 11601 are 3, 1289. Prime factorization of 11601 in exponential form is:

11601 = 3² × 1289¹

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 11601

List of positive integer factors of 11601 that divides 11588 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1289, 3867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11588 and 11601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11588 and 11601 is 1.

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