What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14158 and 14162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14158 and 14162 is 2.

GCF(14158,14162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14158 and 14162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14158 and 14162.

How to find the GCF of 14158 and 14162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14158 and 14162. After we will calculate the factors of 14158 and 14162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14158

Prime factors of 14158 are 2, 7079. Prime factorization of 14158 in exponential form is:

14158 = 2¹ × 7079¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14162

Prime factors of 14162 are 2, 73, 97. Prime factorization of 14162 in exponential form is:

14162 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 14158

List of positive integer factors of 14158 that divides 14158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7079

Step-4: Factors of 14162

List of positive integer factors of 14162 that divides 14158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 97, 146, 194, 7081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14158 and 14162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14158 and 14162 is 2.

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