What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14306 and 14312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14306 and 14312 is 2.

GCF(14306,14312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14306 and 14312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14306 and 14312.

How to find the GCF of 14306 and 14312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14306 and 14312. After we will calculate the factors of 14306 and 14312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14306

Prime factors of 14306 are 2, 23, 311. Prime factorization of 14306 in exponential form is:

14306 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14312

Prime factors of 14312 are 2, 1789. Prime factorization of 14312 in exponential form is:

14312 = 2³ × 1789¹

Step-3: Factors of 14306

List of positive integer factors of 14306 that divides 14306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 311, 622, 7153

Step-4: Factors of 14312

List of positive integer factors of 14312 that divides 14306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1789, 3578, 7156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14306 and 14312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14306 and 14312 is 2.

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