What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11596 and 11609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11596 and 11609 is 13.

GCF(11596,11609) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11596 and 11609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11596 and 11609.

How to find the GCF of 11596 and 11609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11596 and 11609. After we will calculate the factors of 11596 and 11609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11596

Prime factors of 11596 are 2, 13, 223. Prime factorization of 11596 in exponential form is:

11596 = 2² × 13¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11609

Prime factors of 11609 are 13, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 11609 in exponential form is:

11609 = 13¹ × 19¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 11596

List of positive integer factors of 11596 that divides 11596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 223, 446, 892, 2899, 5798

Step-4: Factors of 11609

List of positive integer factors of 11609 that divides 11596 without a remainder.

1, 13, 19, 47, 247, 611, 893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11596 and 11609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11596 and 11609 is 13.

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