What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1796 and 1814?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1796 and 1814 is 2.

GCF(1796,1814) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1796 and 1814, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1796 and 1814.

How to find the GCF of 1796 and 1814?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1796 and 1814. After we will calculate the factors of 1796 and 1814 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1796

Prime factors of 1796 are 2, 449. Prime factorization of 1796 in exponential form is:

1796 = 2² × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1814

Prime factors of 1814 are 2, 907. Prime factorization of 1814 in exponential form is:

1814 = 2¹ × 907¹

Step-3: Factors of 1796

List of positive integer factors of 1796 that divides 1796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 449, 898

Step-4: Factors of 1814

List of positive integer factors of 1814 that divides 1796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 907

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1796 and 1814. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1796 and 1814 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1796 and 1814