What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14 and 25?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14 and 25 is 1.
GCF(14,25) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 14 and 25, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14 and 25.
How to find the GCF of 14 and 25?
We will first find the prime factorization of 14 and 25. After we will calculate the factors of 14 and 25 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14
Prime factors of 14 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 14 in exponential form is:
14 = 21 × 71
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25
Prime factors of 25 are 5. Prime factorization of 25 in exponential form is:
25 = 52
Step-3: Factors of 14
List of positive integer factors of 14 that divides 14 without a remainder.
1, 2, 7
Step-4: Factors of 25
List of positive integer factors of 25 that divides 14 without a remainder.
1, 5
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 14 and 25. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14 and 25 is 1.
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