What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14726 and 14740?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14726 and 14740 is 2.

GCF(14726,14740) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14726 and 14740, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14726 and 14740.

How to find the GCF of 14726 and 14740?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14726 and 14740. After we will calculate the factors of 14726 and 14740 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14740

Prime factors of 14740 are 2, 5, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 14740 in exponential form is:

14740 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 14726

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14740

List of positive integer factors of 14740 that divides 14726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 67, 110, 134, 220, 268, 335, 670, 737, 1340, 1474, 2948, 3685, 7370

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14726 and 14740. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14726 and 14740 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 14726 and 14740