What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14138 and 14156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14138 and 14156 is 2.

GCF(14138,14156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14138 and 14156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14138 and 14156.

How to find the GCF of 14138 and 14156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14138 and 14156. After we will calculate the factors of 14138 and 14156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14138

Prime factors of 14138 are 2, 7069. Prime factorization of 14138 in exponential form is:

14138 = 2¹ × 7069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14156

Prime factors of 14156 are 2, 3539. Prime factorization of 14156 in exponential form is:

14156 = 2² × 3539¹

Step-3: Factors of 14138

List of positive integer factors of 14138 that divides 14138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7069

Step-4: Factors of 14156

List of positive integer factors of 14156 that divides 14138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3539, 7078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14138 and 14156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14138 and 14156 is 2.

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