What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14856 and 14862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14856 and 14862 is 6.

GCF(14856,14862) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14856 and 14862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14856 and 14862.

How to find the GCF of 14856 and 14862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14856 and 14862. After we will calculate the factors of 14856 and 14862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14856

Prime factors of 14856 are 2, 3, 619. Prime factorization of 14856 in exponential form is:

14856 = 2³ × 3¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14862

Prime factors of 14862 are 2, 3, 2477. Prime factorization of 14862 in exponential form is:

14862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2477¹

Step-3: Factors of 14856

List of positive integer factors of 14856 that divides 14856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 619, 1238, 1857, 2476, 3714, 4952, 7428

Step-4: Factors of 14862

List of positive integer factors of 14862 that divides 14856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2477, 4954, 7431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14856 and 14862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14856 and 14862 is 6.

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