What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14242 and 14254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14242 and 14254 is 2.

GCF(14242,14254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14242 and 14254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14242 and 14254.

How to find the GCF of 14242 and 14254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14242 and 14254. After we will calculate the factors of 14242 and 14254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14242

Prime factors of 14242 are 2, 7121. Prime factorization of 14242 in exponential form is:

14242 = 2¹ × 7121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14254

Prime factors of 14254 are 2, 7127. Prime factorization of 14254 in exponential form is:

14254 = 2¹ × 7127¹

Step-3: Factors of 14242

List of positive integer factors of 14242 that divides 14242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7121

Step-4: Factors of 14254

List of positive integer factors of 14254 that divides 14242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14242 and 14254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14242 and 14254 is 2.

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