What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14462 and 14474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14462 and 14474 is 2.

GCF(14462,14474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14462 and 14474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14462 and 14474.

How to find the GCF of 14462 and 14474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14462 and 14474. After we will calculate the factors of 14462 and 14474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14474

Prime factors of 14474 are 2, 7237. Prime factorization of 14474 in exponential form is:

14474 = 2¹ × 7237¹

Step-3: Factors of 14462

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14474

List of positive integer factors of 14474 that divides 14462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14462 and 14474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14462 and 14474 is 2.

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