What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14538 and 14542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14538 and 14542 is 2.

GCF(14538,14542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14538 and 14542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14538 and 14542.

How to find the GCF of 14538 and 14542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14538 and 14542. After we will calculate the factors of 14538 and 14542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14538

Prime factors of 14538 are 2, 3, 2423. Prime factorization of 14538 in exponential form is:

14538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14542

Prime factors of 14542 are 2, 11, 661. Prime factorization of 14542 in exponential form is:

14542 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 14538

List of positive integer factors of 14538 that divides 14538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2423, 4846, 7269

Step-4: Factors of 14542

List of positive integer factors of 14542 that divides 14538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 661, 1322, 7271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14538 and 14542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14538 and 14542 is 2.

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