What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14178 and 14198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14178 and 14198 is 2.

GCF(14178,14198) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14178 and 14198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14178 and 14198.

How to find the GCF of 14178 and 14198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14178 and 14198. After we will calculate the factors of 14178 and 14198 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14178

Prime factors of 14178 are 2, 3, 17, 139. Prime factorization of 14178 in exponential form is:

14178 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14198

Prime factors of 14198 are 2, 31, 229. Prime factorization of 14198 in exponential form is:

14198 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 14178

List of positive integer factors of 14178 that divides 14178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 139, 278, 417, 834, 2363, 4726, 7089

Step-4: Factors of 14198

List of positive integer factors of 14198 that divides 14178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 229, 458, 7099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14178 and 14198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14178 and 14198 is 2.

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