What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14774 and 14788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14774 and 14788 is 2.

GCF(14774,14788) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14774 and 14788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14774 and 14788.

How to find the GCF of 14774 and 14788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14774 and 14788. After we will calculate the factors of 14774 and 14788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14774

Prime factors of 14774 are 2, 83, 89. Prime factorization of 14774 in exponential form is:

14774 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14788

Prime factors of 14788 are 2, 3697. Prime factorization of 14788 in exponential form is:

14788 = 2² × 3697¹

Step-3: Factors of 14774

List of positive integer factors of 14774 that divides 14774 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 89, 166, 178, 7387

Step-4: Factors of 14788

List of positive integer factors of 14788 that divides 14774 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3697, 7394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14774 and 14788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14774 and 14788 is 2.

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