What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1414 and 1420?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1414 and 1420 is 2.

GCF(1414,1420) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1414 and 1420, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1414 and 1420.

How to find the GCF of 1414 and 1420?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1414 and 1420. After we will calculate the factors of 1414 and 1420 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1414

Prime factors of 1414 are 2, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 1414 in exponential form is:

1414 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 101¹

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 1414

List of positive integer factors of 1414 that divides 1414 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 101, 202, 707

Step-4: Factors of 1420

List of positive integer factors of 1420 that divides 1414 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 1414 and 1420. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1414 and 1420 is 2.

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