What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14686 and 14698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14686 and 14698 is 2.

GCF(14686,14698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14686 and 14698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14686 and 14698.

How to find the GCF of 14686 and 14698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14686 and 14698. After we will calculate the factors of 14686 and 14698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14686

Prime factors of 14686 are 2, 7, 1049. Prime factorization of 14686 in exponential form is:

14686 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14698

Prime factors of 14698 are 2, 7349. Prime factorization of 14698 in exponential form is:

14698 = 2¹ × 7349¹

Step-3: Factors of 14686

List of positive integer factors of 14686 that divides 14686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1049, 2098, 7343

Step-4: Factors of 14698

List of positive integer factors of 14698 that divides 14686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14686 and 14698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14686 and 14698 is 2.

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