What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14578 and 14584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14578 and 14584 is 2.

GCF(14578,14584) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14578 and 14584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14578 and 14584.

How to find the GCF of 14578 and 14584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14578 and 14584. After we will calculate the factors of 14578 and 14584 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14578

Prime factors of 14578 are 2, 37, 197. Prime factorization of 14578 in exponential form is:

14578 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14584

Prime factors of 14584 are 2, 1823. Prime factorization of 14584 in exponential form is:

14584 = 2³ × 1823¹

Step-3: Factors of 14578

List of positive integer factors of 14578 that divides 14578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 197, 394, 7289

Step-4: Factors of 14584

List of positive integer factors of 14584 that divides 14578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1823, 3646, 7292

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14578 and 14584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14578 and 14584 is 2.

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