What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14223 and 14229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14223 and 14229 is 3.

GCF(14223,14229) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14223 and 14229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14223 and 14229.

How to find the GCF of 14223 and 14229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14223 and 14229. After we will calculate the factors of 14223 and 14229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 14229

Prime factors of 14229 are 3, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 14229 in exponential form is:

14229 = 3³ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 14223

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 14229

List of positive integer factors of 14229 that divides 14223 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 27, 31, 51, 93, 153, 279, 459, 527, 837, 1581, 4743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14223 and 14229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14223 and 14229 is 3.

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