What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1462 and 1478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1462 and 1478 is 2.

GCF(1462,1478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1462 and 1478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1462 and 1478.

How to find the GCF of 1462 and 1478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1462 and 1478. After we will calculate the factors of 1462 and 1478 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 1478

Prime factors of 1478 are 2, 739. Prime factorization of 1478 in exponential form is:

1478 = 2¹ × 739¹

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 1478

List of positive integer factors of 1478 that divides 1462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1462 and 1478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1462 and 1478 is 2.

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