What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1446 and 1460?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1446 and 1460 is 2.

GCF(1446,1460) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1446 and 1460, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1446 and 1460.

How to find the GCF of 1446 and 1460?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1446 and 1460. After we will calculate the factors of 1446 and 1460 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1460

Prime factors of 1460 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 1460 in exponential form is:

1460 = 2² × 5¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 1446

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1460

List of positive integer factors of 1460 that divides 1446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 73, 146, 292, 365, 730

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1446 and 1460. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1446 and 1460 is 2.

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