What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14278 and 14290?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14278 and 14290 is 2.

GCF(14278,14290) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14278 and 14290, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14278 and 14290.

How to find the GCF of 14278 and 14290?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14278 and 14290. After we will calculate the factors of 14278 and 14290 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14278

Prime factors of 14278 are 2, 11, 59. Prime factorization of 14278 in exponential form is:

14278 = 2¹ × 11² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14290

Prime factors of 14290 are 2, 5, 1429. Prime factorization of 14290 in exponential form is:

14290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1429¹

Step-3: Factors of 14278

List of positive integer factors of 14278 that divides 14278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 59, 118, 121, 242, 649, 1298, 7139

Step-4: Factors of 14290

List of positive integer factors of 14290 that divides 14278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1429, 2858, 7145

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14278 and 14290. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14278 and 14290 is 2.

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