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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1402 and 1420?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1402 and 1420 is 2.

GCF(1402,1420) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1402 and 1420, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1402 and 1420.

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How to find the GCF of 1402 and 1420?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1402 and 1420. After we will calculate the factors of 1402 and 1420 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1402

Prime factors of 1402 are 2, 701. Prime factorization of 1402 in exponential form is:

1402 = 21 × 7011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1420

Prime factors of 1420 are 2, 5, 71. Prime factorization of 1420 in exponential form is:

1420 = 22 × 51 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 1402

List of positive integer factors of 1402 that divides 1402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 701

Step-4: Factors of 1420

List of positive integer factors of 1420 that divides 1402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 71, 142, 284, 355, 710

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1402 and 1420. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1402 and 1420 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1402 and 1420