What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1462 and 1466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1462 and 1466 is 2.

GCF(1462,1466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1462 and 1466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1462 and 1466.

How to find the GCF of 1462 and 1466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1462 and 1466. After we will calculate the factors of 1462 and 1466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1462

Prime factors of 1462 are 2, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 1462 in exponential form is:

1462 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

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 1462

List of positive integer factors of 1462 that divides 1462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 43, 86, 731

Step-4: Factors of 1466

List of positive integer factors of 1466 that divides 1462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 733

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1462 and 1466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1462 and 1466 is 2.

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