What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14786 and 14794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14786 and 14794 is 2.

GCF(14786,14794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14786 and 14794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14786 and 14794.

How to find the GCF of 14786 and 14794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14786 and 14794. After we will calculate the factors of 14786 and 14794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14786

Prime factors of 14786 are 2, 7393. Prime factorization of 14786 in exponential form is:

14786 = 2¹ × 7393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14794

Prime factors of 14794 are 2, 13, 569. Prime factorization of 14794 in exponential form is:

14794 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 14786

List of positive integer factors of 14786 that divides 14786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7393

Step-4: Factors of 14794

List of positive integer factors of 14794 that divides 14786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 569, 1138, 7397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14786 and 14794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14786 and 14794 is 2.

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