What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11626 and 11630?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11626 and 11630 is 2.

GCF(11626,11630) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11626 and 11630, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11626 and 11630.

How to find the GCF of 11626 and 11630?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11626 and 11630. After we will calculate the factors of 11626 and 11630 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11626

Prime factors of 11626 are 2, 5813. Prime factorization of 11626 in exponential form is:

11626 = 2¹ × 5813¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11630

Prime factors of 11630 are 2, 5, 1163. Prime factorization of 11630 in exponential form is:

11630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1163¹

Step-3: Factors of 11626

List of positive integer factors of 11626 that divides 11626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5813

Step-4: Factors of 11630

List of positive integer factors of 11630 that divides 11626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1163, 2326, 5815

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11626 and 11630. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11626 and 11630 is 2.

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