What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14632 and 14638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14632 and 14638 is 2.

GCF(14632,14638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14632 and 14638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14632 and 14638.

How to find the GCF of 14632 and 14638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14632 and 14638. After we will calculate the factors of 14632 and 14638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14632

Prime factors of 14632 are 2, 31, 59. Prime factorization of 14632 in exponential form is:

14632 = 2³ × 31¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14638

Prime factors of 14638 are 2, 13, 563. Prime factorization of 14638 in exponential form is:

14638 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 14632

List of positive integer factors of 14632 that divides 14632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 59, 62, 118, 124, 236, 248, 472, 1829, 3658, 7316

Step-4: Factors of 14638

List of positive integer factors of 14638 that divides 14632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 563, 1126, 7319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14632 and 14638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14632 and 14638 is 2.

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