What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14472 and 14486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14472 and 14486 is 2.

GCF(14472,14486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14472 and 14486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14472 and 14486.

How to find the GCF of 14472 and 14486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14472 and 14486. After we will calculate the factors of 14472 and 14486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14472

Prime factors of 14472 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 14472 in exponential form is:

14472 = 2³ × 3³ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14486

Prime factors of 14486 are 2, 7243. Prime factorization of 14486 in exponential form is:

14486 = 2¹ × 7243¹

Step-3: Factors of 14472

List of positive integer factors of 14472 that divides 14472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 67, 72, 108, 134, 201, 216, 268, 402, 536, 603, 804, 1206, 1608, 1809, 2412, 3618, 4824, 7236

Step-4: Factors of 14486

List of positive integer factors of 14486 that divides 14472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14472 and 14486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14472 and 14486 is 2.

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