What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14648 and 14662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14648 and 14662 is 2.

GCF(14648,14662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14648 and 14662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14648 and 14662.

How to find the GCF of 14648 and 14662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14648 and 14662. After we will calculate the factors of 14648 and 14662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14648

Prime factors of 14648 are 2, 1831. Prime factorization of 14648 in exponential form is:

14648 = 2³ × 1831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14662

Prime factors of 14662 are 2, 7331. Prime factorization of 14662 in exponential form is:

14662 = 2¹ × 7331¹

Step-3: Factors of 14648

List of positive integer factors of 14648 that divides 14648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1831, 3662, 7324

Step-4: Factors of 14662

List of positive integer factors of 14662 that divides 14648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14648 and 14662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14648 and 14662 is 2.

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