What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14772 and 14782?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14772 and 14782 is 2.

GCF(14772,14782) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14772 and 14782, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14772 and 14782.

How to find the GCF of 14772 and 14782?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14772 and 14782. After we will calculate the factors of 14772 and 14782 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14772

Prime factors of 14772 are 2, 3, 1231. Prime factorization of 14772 in exponential form is:

14772 = 2² × 3¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14782

Prime factors of 14782 are 2, 19, 389. Prime factorization of 14782 in exponential form is:

14782 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 14772

List of positive integer factors of 14772 that divides 14772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1231, 2462, 3693, 4924, 7386

Step-4: Factors of 14782

List of positive integer factors of 14782 that divides 14772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 389, 778, 7391

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14772 and 14782. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14772 and 14782 is 2.

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