What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14966 and 14972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14966 and 14972 is 2.

GCF(14966,14972) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14966 and 14972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14966 and 14972.

How to find the GCF of 14966 and 14972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14966 and 14972. After we will calculate the factors of 14966 and 14972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14966

Prime factors of 14966 are 2, 7, 1069. Prime factorization of 14966 in exponential form is:

14966 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14972

Prime factors of 14972 are 2, 19, 197. Prime factorization of 14972 in exponential form is:

14972 = 2² × 19¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 14966

List of positive integer factors of 14966 that divides 14966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1069, 2138, 7483

Step-4: Factors of 14972

List of positive integer factors of 14972 that divides 14966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 197, 394, 788, 3743, 7486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14966 and 14972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14966 and 14972 is 2.

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