What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14072 and 14078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14072 and 14078 is 2.

GCF(14072,14078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14072 and 14078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14072 and 14078.

How to find the GCF of 14072 and 14078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14072 and 14078. After we will calculate the factors of 14072 and 14078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14072

Prime factors of 14072 are 2, 1759. Prime factorization of 14072 in exponential form is:

14072 = 2³ × 1759¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14078

Prime factors of 14078 are 2, 7039. Prime factorization of 14078 in exponential form is:

14078 = 2¹ × 7039¹

Step-3: Factors of 14072

List of positive integer factors of 14072 that divides 14072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1759, 3518, 7036

Step-4: Factors of 14078

List of positive integer factors of 14078 that divides 14072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14072 and 14078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14072 and 14078 is 2.

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