What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1458 and 1466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1458 and 1466 is 2.

GCF(1458,1466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1458 and 1466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1458 and 1466.

How to find the GCF of 1458 and 1466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1458 and 1466. After we will calculate the factors of 1458 and 1466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1458

Prime factors of 1458 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 1458 in exponential form is:

1458 = 2¹ × 3⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1466

Prime factors of 1466 are 2, 733. Prime factorization of 1466 in exponential form is:

1466 = 2¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 1458

List of positive integer factors of 1458 that divides 1458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 243, 486, 729

Step-4: Factors of 1466

List of positive integer factors of 1466 that divides 1458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 733

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1458 and 1466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1458 and 1466 is 2.

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