What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14296 and 14302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14296 and 14302 is 2.

GCF(14296,14302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14296 and 14302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14296 and 14302.

How to find the GCF of 14296 and 14302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14296 and 14302. After we will calculate the factors of 14296 and 14302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14296

Prime factors of 14296 are 2, 1787. Prime factorization of 14296 in exponential form is:

14296 = 2³ × 1787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14302

Prime factors of 14302 are 2, 7151. Prime factorization of 14302 in exponential form is:

14302 = 2¹ × 7151¹

Step-3: Factors of 14296

List of positive integer factors of 14296 that divides 14296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1787, 3574, 7148

Step-4: Factors of 14302

List of positive integer factors of 14302 that divides 14296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14296 and 14302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14296 and 14302 is 2.

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