What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14478 and 14494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14478 and 14494 is 2.

GCF(14478,14494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14478 and 14494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14478 and 14494.

How to find the GCF of 14478 and 14494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14478 and 14494. After we will calculate the factors of 14478 and 14494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14478

Prime factors of 14478 are 2, 3, 19, 127. Prime factorization of 14478 in exponential form is:

14478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14494

Prime factors of 14494 are 2, 7247. Prime factorization of 14494 in exponential form is:

14494 = 2¹ × 7247¹

Step-3: Factors of 14478

List of positive integer factors of 14478 that divides 14478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114, 127, 254, 381, 762, 2413, 4826, 7239

Step-4: Factors of 14494

List of positive integer factors of 14494 that divides 14478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14478 and 14494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14478 and 14494 is 2.

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