What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14756 and 14762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14756 and 14762 is 2.

GCF(14756,14762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14756 and 14762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14756 and 14762.

How to find the GCF of 14756 and 14762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14756 and 14762. After we will calculate the factors of 14756 and 14762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14756

Prime factors of 14756 are 2, 7, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 14756 in exponential form is:

14756 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14762

Prime factors of 14762 are 2, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 14762 in exponential form is:

14762 = 2¹ × 11² × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 14756

List of positive integer factors of 14756 that divides 14756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 31, 34, 62, 68, 119, 124, 217, 238, 434, 476, 527, 868, 1054, 2108, 3689, 7378

Step-4: Factors of 14762

List of positive integer factors of 14762 that divides 14756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 61, 121, 122, 242, 671, 1342, 7381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14756 and 14762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14756 and 14762 is 2.

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