What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14898 and 14902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14898 and 14902 is 2.

GCF(14898,14902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14898 and 14902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14898 and 14902.

How to find the GCF of 14898 and 14902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14898 and 14902. After we will calculate the factors of 14898 and 14902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14898

Prime factors of 14898 are 2, 3, 13, 191. Prime factorization of 14898 in exponential form is:

14898 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14902

Prime factors of 14902 are 2, 7451. Prime factorization of 14902 in exponential form is:

14902 = 2¹ × 7451¹

Step-3: Factors of 14898

List of positive integer factors of 14898 that divides 14898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 191, 382, 573, 1146, 2483, 4966, 7449

Step-4: Factors of 14902

List of positive integer factors of 14902 that divides 14898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14898 and 14902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14898 and 14902 is 2.

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