What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11678 and 11688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11678 and 11688 is 2.

GCF(11678,11688) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11678 and 11688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11678 and 11688.

How to find the GCF of 11678 and 11688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11678 and 11688. After we will calculate the factors of 11678 and 11688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11678

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

11678 = 2¹ × 5839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11688

Prime factors of 11688 are 2, 3, 487. Prime factorization of 11688 in exponential form is:

11688 = 2³ × 3¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 11678

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

1, 2, 5839

Step-4: Factors of 11688

List of positive integer factors of 11688 that divides 11678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 487, 974, 1461, 1948, 2922, 3896, 5844

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11678 and 11688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11678 and 11688 is 2.

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