What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14710 and 14726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14710 and 14726 is 2.

GCF(14710,14726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14710 and 14726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14710 and 14726.

How to find the GCF of 14710 and 14726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14710 and 14726. After we will calculate the factors of 14710 and 14726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14710

Prime factors of 14710 are 2, 5, 1471. Prime factorization of 14710 in exponential form is:

14710 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1471¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14726

Prime factors of 14726 are 2, 37, 199. Prime factorization of 14726 in exponential form is:

14726 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 14710

List of positive integer factors of 14710 that divides 14710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1471, 2942, 7355

Step-4: Factors of 14726

List of positive integer factors of 14726 that divides 14710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 199, 398, 7363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14710 and 14726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14710 and 14726 is 2.

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