What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14642 and 14646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14642 and 14646 is 2.

GCF(14642,14646) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14642 and 14646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14642 and 14646.

How to find the GCF of 14642 and 14646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14642 and 14646. After we will calculate the factors of 14642 and 14646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14642

Prime factors of 14642 are 2, 7321. Prime factorization of 14642 in exponential form is:

14642 = 2¹ × 7321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14646

Prime factors of 14646 are 2, 3, 2441. Prime factorization of 14646 in exponential form is:

14646 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2441¹

Step-3: Factors of 14642

List of positive integer factors of 14642 that divides 14642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7321

Step-4: Factors of 14646

List of positive integer factors of 14646 that divides 14642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2441, 4882, 7323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14642 and 14646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14642 and 14646 is 2.

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