What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14494 and 14506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14494 and 14506 is 2.

GCF(14494,14506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14494 and 14506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14494 and 14506.

How to find the GCF of 14494 and 14506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14494 and 14506. After we will calculate the factors of 14494 and 14506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14494

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

14494 = 2¹ × 7247¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14506

Prime factors of 14506 are 2, 7253. Prime factorization of 14506 in exponential form is:

14506 = 2¹ × 7253¹

Step-3: Factors of 14494

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

1, 2, 7247

Step-4: Factors of 14506

List of positive integer factors of 14506 that divides 14494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14494 and 14506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14494 and 14506 is 2.

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