What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14882 and 14888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14882 and 14888 is 2.

GCF(14882,14888) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14882 and 14888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14882 and 14888.

How to find the GCF of 14882 and 14888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14882 and 14888. After we will calculate the factors of 14882 and 14888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14882

Prime factors of 14882 are 2, 7, 1063. Prime factorization of 14882 in exponential form is:

14882 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14888

Prime factors of 14888 are 2, 1861. Prime factorization of 14888 in exponential form is:

14888 = 2³ × 1861¹

Step-3: Factors of 14882

List of positive integer factors of 14882 that divides 14882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1063, 2126, 7441

Step-4: Factors of 14888

List of positive integer factors of 14888 that divides 14882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1861, 3722, 7444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14882 and 14888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14882 and 14888 is 2.

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