What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14818 and 14836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14818 and 14836 is 2.

GCF(14818,14836) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14818 and 14836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14818 and 14836.

How to find the GCF of 14818 and 14836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14818 and 14836. After we will calculate the factors of 14818 and 14836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14818

Prime factors of 14818 are 2, 31, 239. Prime factorization of 14818 in exponential form is:

14818 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14836

Prime factors of 14836 are 2, 3709. Prime factorization of 14836 in exponential form is:

14836 = 2² × 3709¹

Step-3: Factors of 14818

List of positive integer factors of 14818 that divides 14818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 239, 478, 7409

Step-4: Factors of 14836

List of positive integer factors of 14836 that divides 14818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3709, 7418

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14818 and 14836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14818 and 14836 is 2.

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