What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1420 and 1436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1420 and 1436 is 4.

GCF(1420,1436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1420 and 1436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1420 and 1436.

How to find the GCF of 1420 and 1436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1420 and 1436. After we will calculate the factors of 1420 and 1436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1436

Prime factors of 1436 are 2, 359. Prime factorization of 1436 in exponential form is:

1436 = 2² × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 1420

List of positive integer factors of 1420 that divides 1420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 71, 142, 284, 355, 710

Step-4: Factors of 1436

List of positive integer factors of 1436 that divides 1420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 359, 718

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1420 and 1436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1420 and 1436 is 4.

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