What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14444 and 14462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14444 and 14462 is 2.

GCF(14444,14462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14444 and 14462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14444 and 14462.

How to find the GCF of 14444 and 14462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14444 and 14462. After we will calculate the factors of 14444 and 14462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14444

Prime factors of 14444 are 2, 23, 157. Prime factorization of 14444 in exponential form is:

14444 = 2² × 23¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14462

Prime factors of 14462 are 2, 7, 1033. Prime factorization of 14462 in exponential form is:

14462 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1033¹

Step-3: Factors of 14444

List of positive integer factors of 14444 that divides 14444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 157, 314, 628, 3611, 7222

Step-4: Factors of 14462

List of positive integer factors of 14462 that divides 14444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1033, 2066, 7231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14444 and 14462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14444 and 14462 is 2.

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