What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14230 and 14246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14230 and 14246 is 2.

GCF(14230,14246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14230 and 14246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14230 and 14246.

How to find the GCF of 14230 and 14246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14230 and 14246. After we will calculate the factors of 14230 and 14246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14230

Prime factors of 14230 are 2, 5, 1423. Prime factorization of 14230 in exponential form is:

14230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14246

Prime factors of 14246 are 2, 17, 419. Prime factorization of 14246 in exponential form is:

14246 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 14230

List of positive integer factors of 14230 that divides 14230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1423, 2846, 7115

Step-4: Factors of 14246

List of positive integer factors of 14246 that divides 14230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 419, 838, 7123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14230 and 14246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14230 and 14246 is 2.

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