What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1478 and 1494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1478 and 1494 is 2.

GCF(1478,1494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1478 and 1494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1478 and 1494.

How to find the GCF of 1478 and 1494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1478 and 1494. After we will calculate the factors of 1478 and 1494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1478

Prime factors of 1478 are 2, 739. Prime factorization of 1478 in exponential form is:

1478 = 2¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1494

Prime factors of 1494 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 1494 in exponential form is:

1494 = 2¹ × 3² × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 1478

List of positive integer factors of 1478 that divides 1478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 739

Step-4: Factors of 1494

List of positive integer factors of 1494 that divides 1478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1478 and 1494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1478 and 1494 is 2.

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