What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14242 and 14258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14242 and 14258 is 2.

GCF(14242,14258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14242 and 14258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14242 and 14258.

How to find the GCF of 14242 and 14258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14242 and 14258. After we will calculate the factors of 14242 and 14258 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 14258

Prime factors of 14258 are 2, 7129. Prime factorization of 14258 in exponential form is:

14258 = 2¹ × 7129¹

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 14258

List of positive integer factors of 14258 that divides 14242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14242 and 14258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14242 and 14258 is 2.

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