What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14834 and 14842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14834 and 14842 is 2.

GCF(14834,14842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14834 and 14842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14834 and 14842.

How to find the GCF of 14834 and 14842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14834 and 14842. After we will calculate the factors of 14834 and 14842 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 14842

Prime factors of 14842 are 2, 41, 181. Prime factorization of 14842 in exponential form is:

14842 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 181¹

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 14842

List of positive integer factors of 14842 that divides 14834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 181, 362, 7421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14834 and 14842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14834 and 14842 is 2.

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