What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14246 and 14263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14246 and 14263 is 17.

GCF(14246,14263) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14246 and 14263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14246 and 14263.

How to find the GCF of 14246 and 14263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14246 and 14263. After we will calculate the factors of 14246 and 14263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14263

Prime factors of 14263 are 17, 839. Prime factorization of 14263 in exponential form is:

14263 = 17¹ × 839¹

Step-3: Factors of 14246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14263

List of positive integer factors of 14263 that divides 14246 without a remainder.

1, 17, 839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14246 and 14263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14246 and 14263 is 17.

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