What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14834 and 14844?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14834 and 14844 is 2.

GCF(14834,14844) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14834 and 14844, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14834 and 14844.

How to find the GCF of 14834 and 14844?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14834 and 14844. After we will calculate the factors of 14834 and 14844 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 14844

Prime factors of 14844 are 2, 3, 1237. Prime factorization of 14844 in exponential form is:

14844 = 2² × 3¹ × 1237¹

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 14844

List of positive integer factors of 14844 that divides 14834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1237, 2474, 3711, 4948, 7422

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14834 and 14844. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14834 and 14844 is 2.

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