What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14428 and 14446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14428 and 14446 is 2.

GCF(14428,14446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14428 and 14446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14428 and 14446.

How to find the GCF of 14428 and 14446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14428 and 14446. After we will calculate the factors of 14428 and 14446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14428

Prime factors of 14428 are 2, 3607. Prime factorization of 14428 in exponential form is:

14428 = 2² × 3607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14446

Prime factors of 14446 are 2, 31, 233. Prime factorization of 14446 in exponential form is:

14446 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 14428

List of positive integer factors of 14428 that divides 14428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3607, 7214

Step-4: Factors of 14446

List of positive integer factors of 14446 that divides 14428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 233, 466, 7223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14428 and 14446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14428 and 14446 is 2.

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