What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14340 and 14346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14340 and 14346 is 6.

GCF(14340,14346) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14340 and 14346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14340 and 14346.

How to find the GCF of 14340 and 14346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14340 and 14346. After we will calculate the factors of 14340 and 14346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14340

Prime factors of 14340 are 2, 3, 5, 239. Prime factorization of 14340 in exponential form is:

14340 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14346

Prime factors of 14346 are 2, 3, 797. Prime factorization of 14346 in exponential form is:

14346 = 2¹ × 3² × 797¹

Step-3: Factors of 14340

List of positive integer factors of 14340 that divides 14340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1195, 1434, 2390, 2868, 3585, 4780, 7170

Step-4: Factors of 14346

List of positive integer factors of 14346 that divides 14340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 797, 1594, 2391, 4782, 7173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14340 and 14346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14340 and 14346 is 6.

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