What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14622 and 14640?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14622 and 14640 is 6.

GCF(14622,14640) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14622 and 14640, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14622 and 14640.

How to find the GCF of 14622 and 14640?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14622 and 14640. After we will calculate the factors of 14622 and 14640 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14640

Prime factors of 14640 are 2, 3, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 14640 in exponential form is:

14640 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 14622

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14640

List of positive integer factors of 14640 that divides 14622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 61, 80, 120, 122, 183, 240, 244, 305, 366, 488, 610, 732, 915, 976, 1220, 1464, 1830, 2440, 2928, 3660, 4880, 7320

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14622 and 14640. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14622 and 14640 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 14622 and 14640