What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14266 and 14272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14266 and 14272 is 2.

GCF(14266,14272) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14266 and 14272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14266 and 14272.

How to find the GCF of 14266 and 14272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14266 and 14272. After we will calculate the factors of 14266 and 14272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14266

Prime factors of 14266 are 2, 7, 1019. Prime factorization of 14266 in exponential form is:

14266 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14272

Prime factors of 14272 are 2, 223. Prime factorization of 14272 in exponential form is:

14272 = 2⁶ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 14266

List of positive integer factors of 14266 that divides 14266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1019, 2038, 7133

Step-4: Factors of 14272

List of positive integer factors of 14272 that divides 14266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 223, 446, 892, 1784, 3568, 7136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14266 and 14272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14266 and 14272 is 2.

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