What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11672 and 11678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11672 and 11678 is 2.

GCF(11672,11678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11672 and 11678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11672 and 11678.

How to find the GCF of 11672 and 11678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11672 and 11678. After we will calculate the factors of 11672 and 11678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11672

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

11672 = 2³ × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11678

Prime factors of 11678 are 2, 5839. Prime factorization of 11678 in exponential form is:

11678 = 2¹ × 5839¹

Step-3: Factors of 11672

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 11678

List of positive integer factors of 11678 that divides 11672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11672 and 11678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11672 and 11678 is 2.

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