What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1 and 14?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1 and 14 is 1.

GCF(1,14) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1 and 14, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1 and 14.

How to find the GCF of 1 and 14?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1 and 14. After we will calculate the factors of 1 and 14 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14

Prime factors of 14 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 14 in exponential form is:

14 = 2¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 1

List of positive integer factors of 1 that divides 1 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 14

List of positive integer factors of 14 that divides 1 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1 and 14. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1 and 14 is 1.

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