What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1424 and 1444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1424 and 1444 is 4.

GCF(1424,1444) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1424 and 1444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1424 and 1444.

How to find the GCF of 1424 and 1444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1424 and 1444. After we will calculate the factors of 1424 and 1444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1424

Prime factors of 1424 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 1424 in exponential form is:

1424 = 2⁴ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1444

Prime factors of 1444 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 1444 in exponential form is:

1444 = 2² × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 1424

List of positive integer factors of 1424 that divides 1424 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 89, 178, 356, 712

Step-4: Factors of 1444

List of positive integer factors of 1444 that divides 1424 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 361, 722

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1424 and 1444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1424 and 1444 is 4.

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