What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1462 and 1475?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1462 and 1475 is 1.

GCF(1462,1475) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1462 and 1475, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1462 and 1475.

How to find the GCF of 1462 and 1475?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1462 and 1475. After we will calculate the factors of 1462 and 1475 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 1475

Prime factors of 1475 are 5, 59. Prime factorization of 1475 in exponential form is:

1475 = 5² × 59¹

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 1475

List of positive integer factors of 1475 that divides 1462 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 59, 295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1462 and 1475. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1462 and 1475 is 1.

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