What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14187 and 14205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14187 and 14205 is 3.

GCF(14187,14205) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14187 and 14205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14187 and 14205.

How to find the GCF of 14187 and 14205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14187 and 14205. After we will calculate the factors of 14187 and 14205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14187

Prime factors of 14187 are 3, 4729. Prime factorization of 14187 in exponential form is:

14187 = 3¹ × 4729¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14205

Prime factors of 14205 are 3, 5, 947. Prime factorization of 14205 in exponential form is:

14205 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 947¹

Step-3: Factors of 14187

List of positive integer factors of 14187 that divides 14187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4729

Step-4: Factors of 14205

List of positive integer factors of 14205 that divides 14187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 947, 2841, 4735

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14187 and 14205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14187 and 14205 is 3.

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