What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14588 and 14594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14588 and 14594 is 2.

GCF(14588,14594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14588 and 14594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14588 and 14594.

How to find the GCF of 14588 and 14594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14588 and 14594. After we will calculate the factors of 14588 and 14594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14588

Prime factors of 14588 are 2, 7, 521. Prime factorization of 14588 in exponential form is:

14588 = 2² × 7¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14594

Prime factors of 14594 are 2, 7297. Prime factorization of 14594 in exponential form is:

14594 = 2¹ × 7297¹

Step-3: Factors of 14588

List of positive integer factors of 14588 that divides 14588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 521, 1042, 2084, 3647, 7294

Step-4: Factors of 14594

List of positive integer factors of 14594 that divides 14588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14588 and 14594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14588 and 14594 is 2.

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