What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11812 and 11828?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11812 and 11828 is 4.

GCF(11812,11828) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11812 and 11828, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11812 and 11828.

How to find the GCF of 11812 and 11828?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11812 and 11828. After we will calculate the factors of 11812 and 11828 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11812

Prime factors of 11812 are 2, 2953. Prime factorization of 11812 in exponential form is:

11812 = 2² × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11828

Prime factors of 11828 are 2, 2957. Prime factorization of 11828 in exponential form is:

11828 = 2² × 2957¹

Step-3: Factors of 11812

List of positive integer factors of 11812 that divides 11812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2953, 5906

Step-4: Factors of 11828

List of positive integer factors of 11828 that divides 11812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2957, 5914

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11812 and 11828. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11812 and 11828 is 4.

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