What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11660 and 11672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11660 and 11672 is 4.

GCF(11660,11672) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11660 and 11672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11660 and 11672.

How to find the GCF of 11660 and 11672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11660 and 11672. After we will calculate the factors of 11660 and 11672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11660

Prime factors of 11660 are 2, 5, 11, 53. Prime factorization of 11660 in exponential form is:

11660 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11672

Prime factors of 11672 are 2, 1459. Prime factorization of 11672 in exponential form is:

11672 = 2³ × 1459¹

Step-3: Factors of 11660

List of positive integer factors of 11660 that divides 11660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 53, 55, 106, 110, 212, 220, 265, 530, 583, 1060, 1166, 2332, 2915, 5830

Step-4: Factors of 11672

List of positive integer factors of 11672 that divides 11660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1459, 2918, 5836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11660 and 11672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11660 and 11672 is 4.

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