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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11626 and 11638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11626 and 11638 is 2.

GCF(11626,11638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11626 and 11638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11626 and 11638.

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How to find the GCF of 11626 and 11638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11626 and 11638. After we will calculate the factors of 11626 and 11638 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 11638

Prime factors of 11638 are 2, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 11638 in exponential form is:

11638 = 21 × 111 × 232

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 11638

List of positive integer factors of 11638 that divides 11626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 253, 506, 529, 1058, 5819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11626 and 11638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11626 and 11638 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11626 and 11638