What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1440 and 1446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1440 and 1446 is 6.

GCF(1440,1446) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1440 and 1446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1440 and 1446.

How to find the GCF of 1440 and 1446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1440 and 1446. After we will calculate the factors of 1440 and 1446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1440

Prime factors of 1440 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 1440 in exponential form is:

1440 = 2⁵ × 3² × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1446

Prime factors of 1446 are 2, 3, 241. Prime factorization of 1446 in exponential form is:

1446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 1440

List of positive integer factors of 1440 that divides 1440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, 36, 40, 45, 48, 60, 72, 80, 90, 96, 120, 144, 160, 180, 240, 288, 360, 480, 720

Step-4: Factors of 1446

List of positive integer factors of 1446 that divides 1440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 241, 482, 723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1440 and 1446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1440 and 1446 is 6.

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