What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11828 and 11832?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11828 and 11832 is 4.

GCF(11828,11832) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11828 and 11832, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11828 and 11832.

How to find the GCF of 11828 and 11832?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11828 and 11832. After we will calculate the factors of 11828 and 11832 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11828

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

11828 = 2² × 2957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 11832

Prime factors of 11832 are 2, 3, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 11832 in exponential form is:

11832 = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 11828

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

1, 2, 4, 2957, 5914

Step-4: Factors of 11832

List of positive integer factors of 11832 that divides 11828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 24, 29, 34, 51, 58, 68, 87, 102, 116, 136, 174, 204, 232, 348, 408, 493, 696, 986, 1479, 1972, 2958, 3944, 5916

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11828 and 11832. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11828 and 11832 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 11828 and 11832