What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14834 and 14838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14834 and 14838 is 2.

GCF(14834,14838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14834 and 14838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14834 and 14838.

How to find the GCF of 14834 and 14838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14834 and 14838. After we will calculate the factors of 14834 and 14838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14834

Prime factors of 14834 are 2, 7417. Prime factorization of 14834 in exponential form is:

14834 = 2¹ × 7417¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14838

Prime factors of 14838 are 2, 3, 2473. Prime factorization of 14838 in exponential form is:

14838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2473¹

Step-3: Factors of 14834

List of positive integer factors of 14834 that divides 14834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7417

Step-4: Factors of 14838

List of positive integer factors of 14838 that divides 14834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2473, 4946, 7419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14834 and 14838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14834 and 14838 is 2.

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