What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14862 and 14872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14862 and 14872 is 2.

GCF(14862,14872) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14862 and 14872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14862 and 14872.

How to find the GCF of 14862 and 14872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14862 and 14872. After we will calculate the factors of 14862 and 14872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14872

Prime factors of 14872 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 14872 in exponential form is:

14872 = 2³ × 11¹ × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 14862

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14872

List of positive integer factors of 14872 that divides 14862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 88, 104, 143, 169, 286, 338, 572, 676, 1144, 1352, 1859, 3718, 7436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14862 and 14872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14862 and 14872 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 14862 and 14872