What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1426 and 1442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1426 and 1442 is 2.

GCF(1426,1442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1426 and 1442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1426 and 1442.

How to find the GCF of 1426 and 1442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1426 and 1442. After we will calculate the factors of 1426 and 1442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1426

Prime factors of 1426 are 2, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 1426 in exponential form is:

1426 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1442

Prime factors of 1442 are 2, 7, 103. Prime factorization of 1442 in exponential form is:

1442 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 1426

List of positive integer factors of 1426 that divides 1426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 31, 46, 62, 713

Step-4: Factors of 1442

List of positive integer factors of 1442 that divides 1426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 103, 206, 721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1426 and 1442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1426 and 1442 is 2.

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