What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14059 and 14072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14059 and 14072 is 1.

GCF(14059,14072) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14059 and 14072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14059 and 14072.

How to find the GCF of 14059 and 14072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14059 and 14072. After we will calculate the factors of 14059 and 14072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14059

Prime factors of 14059 are 17, 827. Prime factorization of 14059 in exponential form is:

14059 = 17¹ × 827¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14072

Prime factors of 14072 are 2, 1759. Prime factorization of 14072 in exponential form is:

14072 = 2³ × 1759¹

Step-3: Factors of 14059

List of positive integer factors of 14059 that divides 14059 without a remainder.

1, 17, 827

Step-4: Factors of 14072

List of positive integer factors of 14072 that divides 14059 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1759, 3518, 7036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14059 and 14072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14059 and 14072 is 1.

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