What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14386 and 14396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14386 and 14396 is 2.

GCF(14386,14396) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14386 and 14396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14386 and 14396.

How to find the GCF of 14386 and 14396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14386 and 14396. After we will calculate the factors of 14386 and 14396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14386

Prime factors of 14386 are 2, 7193. Prime factorization of 14386 in exponential form is:

14386 = 2¹ × 7193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14396

Prime factors of 14396 are 2, 59, 61. Prime factorization of 14396 in exponential form is:

14396 = 2² × 59¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 14386

List of positive integer factors of 14386 that divides 14386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7193

Step-4: Factors of 14396

List of positive integer factors of 14396 that divides 14386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 61, 118, 122, 236, 244, 3599, 7198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14386 and 14396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14386 and 14396 is 2.

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