What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14217 and 14231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14217 and 14231 is 7.

GCF(14217,14231) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14217 and 14231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14217 and 14231.

How to find the GCF of 14217 and 14231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14217 and 14231. After we will calculate the factors of 14217 and 14231 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 14231

Prime factors of 14231 are 7, 19, 107. Prime factorization of 14231 in exponential form is:

14231 = 7¹ × 19¹ × 107¹

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 14231

List of positive integer factors of 14231 that divides 14217 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19, 107, 133, 749, 2033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14217 and 14231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14217 and 14231 is 7.

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