What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1496 and 1514?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1496 and 1514 is 2.

GCF(1496,1514) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1496 and 1514, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1496 and 1514.

How to find the GCF of 1496 and 1514?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1496 and 1514. After we will calculate the factors of 1496 and 1514 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1496

Prime factors of 1496 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 1496 in exponential form is:

1496 = 2³ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1514

Prime factors of 1514 are 2, 757. Prime factorization of 1514 in exponential form is:

1514 = 2¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 1496

List of positive integer factors of 1496 that divides 1496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 88, 136, 187, 374, 748

Step-4: Factors of 1514

List of positive integer factors of 1514 that divides 1496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1496 and 1514. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1496 and 1514 is 2.

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