What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11618 and 11628?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11618 and 11628 is 2.

GCF(11618,11628) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11618 and 11628, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11618 and 11628.

How to find the GCF of 11618 and 11628?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11618 and 11628. After we will calculate the factors of 11618 and 11628 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11618

Prime factors of 11618 are 2, 37, 157. Prime factorization of 11618 in exponential form is:

11618 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11628

Prime factors of 11628 are 2, 3, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 11628 in exponential form is:

11628 = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 11618

List of positive integer factors of 11618 that divides 11618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 157, 314, 5809

Step-4: Factors of 11628

List of positive integer factors of 11628 that divides 11618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 34, 36, 38, 51, 57, 68, 76, 102, 114, 153, 171, 204, 228, 306, 323, 342, 612, 646, 684, 969, 1292, 1938, 2907, 3876, 5814

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11618 and 11628. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11618 and 11628 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11618 and 11628