What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14372 and 14390?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14372 and 14390 is 2.

GCF(14372,14390) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14372 and 14390, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14372 and 14390.

How to find the GCF of 14372 and 14390?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14372 and 14390. After we will calculate the factors of 14372 and 14390 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14372

Prime factors of 14372 are 2, 3593. Prime factorization of 14372 in exponential form is:

14372 = 2² × 3593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14390

Prime factors of 14390 are 2, 5, 1439. Prime factorization of 14390 in exponential form is:

14390 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1439¹

Step-3: Factors of 14372

List of positive integer factors of 14372 that divides 14372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3593, 7186

Step-4: Factors of 14390

List of positive integer factors of 14390 that divides 14372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1439, 2878, 7195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14372 and 14390. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14372 and 14390 is 2.

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