What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14217 and 14223?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14217 and 14223 is 3.

GCF(14217,14223) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14217 and 14223, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14217 and 14223.

How to find the GCF of 14217 and 14223?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14217 and 14223. After we will calculate the factors of 14217 and 14223 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14217

Prime factors of 14217 are 3, 7, 677. Prime factorization of 14217 in exponential form is:

14217 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14223

Prime factors of 14223 are 3, 11, 431. Prime factorization of 14223 in exponential form is:

14223 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 14217

List of positive integer factors of 14217 that divides 14217 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 677, 2031, 4739

Step-4: Factors of 14223

List of positive integer factors of 14223 that divides 14217 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 431, 1293, 4741

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14217 and 14223. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14217 and 14223 is 3.

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