What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14572 and 14582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14572 and 14582 is 2.

GCF(14572,14582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14572 and 14582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14572 and 14582.

How to find the GCF of 14572 and 14582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14572 and 14582. After we will calculate the factors of 14572 and 14582 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14572

Prime factors of 14572 are 2, 3643. Prime factorization of 14572 in exponential form is:

14572 = 2² × 3643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14582

Prime factors of 14582 are 2, 23, 317. Prime factorization of 14582 in exponential form is:

14582 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 14572

List of positive integer factors of 14572 that divides 14572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3643, 7286

Step-4: Factors of 14582

List of positive integer factors of 14582 that divides 14572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 317, 634, 7291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14572 and 14582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14572 and 14582 is 2.

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