What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11642 and 11656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11642 and 11656 is 2.

GCF(11642,11656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11642 and 11656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11642 and 11656.

How to find the GCF of 11642 and 11656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11642 and 11656. After we will calculate the factors of 11642 and 11656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11642

Prime factors of 11642 are 2, 5821. Prime factorization of 11642 in exponential form is:

11642 = 2¹ × 5821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11656

Prime factors of 11656 are 2, 31, 47. Prime factorization of 11656 in exponential form is:

11656 = 2³ × 31¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 11642

List of positive integer factors of 11642 that divides 11642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5821

Step-4: Factors of 11656

List of positive integer factors of 11656 that divides 11642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 47, 62, 94, 124, 188, 248, 376, 1457, 2914, 5828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11642 and 11656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11642 and 11656 is 2.

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