What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14436 and 14442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14436 and 14442 is 6.

GCF(14436,14442) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14436 and 14442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14436 and 14442.

How to find the GCF of 14436 and 14442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14436 and 14442. After we will calculate the factors of 14436 and 14442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14436

Prime factors of 14436 are 2, 3, 401. Prime factorization of 14436 in exponential form is:

14436 = 2² × 3² × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14442

Prime factors of 14442 are 2, 3, 29, 83. Prime factorization of 14442 in exponential form is:

14442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 14436

List of positive integer factors of 14436 that divides 14436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 401, 802, 1203, 1604, 2406, 3609, 4812, 7218

Step-4: Factors of 14442

List of positive integer factors of 14442 that divides 14436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 83, 87, 166, 174, 249, 498, 2407, 4814, 7221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14436 and 14442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14436 and 14442 is 6.

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