What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14226 and 14244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14226 and 14244 is 6.

GCF(14226,14244) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14226 and 14244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14226 and 14244.

How to find the GCF of 14226 and 14244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14226 and 14244. After we will calculate the factors of 14226 and 14244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14226

Prime factors of 14226 are 2, 3, 2371. Prime factorization of 14226 in exponential form is:

14226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14244

Prime factors of 14244 are 2, 3, 1187. Prime factorization of 14244 in exponential form is:

14244 = 2² × 3¹ × 1187¹

Step-3: Factors of 14226

List of positive integer factors of 14226 that divides 14226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2371, 4742, 7113

Step-4: Factors of 14244

List of positive integer factors of 14244 that divides 14226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1187, 2374, 3561, 4748, 7122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14226 and 14244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14226 and 14244 is 6.

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