What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14586 and 14604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14586 and 14604 is 6.

GCF(14586,14604) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14586 and 14604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14586 and 14604.

How to find the GCF of 14586 and 14604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14586 and 14604. After we will calculate the factors of 14586 and 14604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14604

Prime factors of 14604 are 2, 3, 1217. Prime factorization of 14604 in exponential form is:

14604 = 2² × 3¹ × 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 14586

List of positive integer factors of 14586 that divides 14586 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

Step-4: Factors of 14604

List of positive integer factors of 14604 that divides 14586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1217, 2434, 3651, 4868, 7302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14586 and 14604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14586 and 14604 is 6.

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