What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1430 and 1436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1430 and 1436 is 2.

GCF(1430,1436) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1430 and 1436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1430 and 1436.

How to find the GCF of 1430 and 1436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1430 and 1436. After we will calculate the factors of 1430 and 1436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1430

Prime factors of 1430 are 2, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 1430 in exponential form is:

1430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1436

Prime factors of 1436 are 2, 359. Prime factorization of 1436 in exponential form is:

1436 = 2² × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 1430

List of positive integer factors of 1430 that divides 1430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 22, 26, 55, 65, 110, 130, 143, 286, 715

Step-4: Factors of 1436

List of positive integer factors of 1436 that divides 1430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 359, 718

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1430 and 1436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1430 and 1436 is 2.

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