What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11598 and 11612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11598 and 11612 is 2.

GCF(11598,11612) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11598 and 11612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11598 and 11612.

How to find the GCF of 11598 and 11612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11598 and 11612. After we will calculate the factors of 11598 and 11612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11598

Prime factors of 11598 are 2, 3, 1933. Prime factorization of 11598 in exponential form is:

11598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1933¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11612

Prime factors of 11612 are 2, 2903. Prime factorization of 11612 in exponential form is:

11612 = 2² × 2903¹

Step-3: Factors of 11598

List of positive integer factors of 11598 that divides 11598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1933, 3866, 5799

Step-4: Factors of 11612

List of positive integer factors of 11612 that divides 11598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2903, 5806

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11598 and 11612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11598 and 11612 is 2.

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