What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14578 and 14586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14578 and 14586 is 2.

GCF(14578,14586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14578 and 14586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14578 and 14586.

How to find the GCF of 14578 and 14586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14578 and 14586. After we will calculate the factors of 14578 and 14586 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 14586

Prime factors of 14586 are 2, 3, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 14586 in exponential form is:

14586 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

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 14586

List of positive integer factors of 14586 that divides 14578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 33, 34, 39, 51, 66, 78, 102, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 429, 442, 561, 663, 858, 1122, 1326, 2431, 4862, 7293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14578 and 14586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14578 and 14586 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 14578 and 14586