What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14346 and 14362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14346 and 14362 is 2.

GCF(14346,14362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14346 and 14362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14346 and 14362.

How to find the GCF of 14346 and 14362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14346 and 14362. After we will calculate the factors of 14346 and 14362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14362

Prime factors of 14362 are 2, 43, 167. Prime factorization of 14362 in exponential form is:

14362 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 14346

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14362

List of positive integer factors of 14362 that divides 14346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 167, 334, 7181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14346 and 14362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14346 and 14362 is 2.

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