What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14042 and 14049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14042 and 14049 is 7.

GCF(14042,14049) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14042 and 14049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14042 and 14049.

How to find the GCF of 14042 and 14049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14042 and 14049. After we will calculate the factors of 14042 and 14049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14042

Prime factors of 14042 are 2, 7, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 14042 in exponential form is:

14042 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14049

Prime factors of 14049 are 3, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 14049 in exponential form is:

14049 = 3² × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 14042

List of positive integer factors of 14042 that divides 14042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 59, 118, 119, 238, 413, 826, 1003, 2006, 7021

Step-4: Factors of 14049

List of positive integer factors of 14049 that divides 14042 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 223, 669, 1561, 2007, 4683

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14042 and 14049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14042 and 14049 is 7.

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