What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11744 and 11750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11744 and 11750 is 2.

GCF(11744,11750) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11744 and 11750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11744 and 11750.

How to find the GCF of 11744 and 11750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11744 and 11750. After we will calculate the factors of 11744 and 11750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11744

Prime factors of 11744 are 2, 367. Prime factorization of 11744 in exponential form is:

11744 = 2⁵ × 367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11750

Prime factors of 11750 are 2, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 11750 in exponential form is:

11750 = 2¹ × 5³ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 11744

List of positive integer factors of 11744 that divides 11744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 367, 734, 1468, 2936, 5872

Step-4: Factors of 11750

List of positive integer factors of 11750 that divides 11744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 47, 50, 94, 125, 235, 250, 470, 1175, 2350, 5875

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11744 and 11750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11744 and 11750 is 2.

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