What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14568 and 14588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14568 and 14588 is 4.

GCF(14568,14588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14568 and 14588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14568 and 14588.

How to find the GCF of 14568 and 14588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14568 and 14588. After we will calculate the factors of 14568 and 14588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14568

Prime factors of 14568 are 2, 3, 607. Prime factorization of 14568 in exponential form is:

14568 = 2³ × 3¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14588

Prime factors of 14588 are 2, 7, 521. Prime factorization of 14588 in exponential form is:

14588 = 2² × 7¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 14568

List of positive integer factors of 14568 that divides 14568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 607, 1214, 1821, 2428, 3642, 4856, 7284

Step-4: Factors of 14588

List of positive integer factors of 14588 that divides 14568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 521, 1042, 2084, 3647, 7294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14568 and 14588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14568 and 14588 is 4.

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