What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14618 and 14622?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14618 and 14622 is 2.

GCF(14618,14622) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14618 and 14622, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14618 and 14622.

How to find the GCF of 14618 and 14622?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14618 and 14622. After we will calculate the factors of 14618 and 14622 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14618

Prime factors of 14618 are 2, 7309. Prime factorization of 14618 in exponential form is:

14618 = 2¹ × 7309¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14622

Prime factors of 14622 are 2, 3, 2437. Prime factorization of 14622 in exponential form is:

14622 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2437¹

Step-3: Factors of 14618

List of positive integer factors of 14618 that divides 14618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7309

Step-4: Factors of 14622

List of positive integer factors of 14622 that divides 14618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2437, 4874, 7311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14618 and 14622. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14618 and 14622 is 2.

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