What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14237 and 14242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14237 and 14242 is 1.

GCF(14237,14242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14237 and 14242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14237 and 14242.

How to find the GCF of 14237 and 14242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14237 and 14242. After we will calculate the factors of 14237 and 14242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14237

Prime factors of 14237 are 23, 619. Prime factorization of 14237 in exponential form is:

14237 = 23¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14242

Prime factors of 14242 are 2, 7121. Prime factorization of 14242 in exponential form is:

14242 = 2¹ × 7121¹

Step-3: Factors of 14237

List of positive integer factors of 14237 that divides 14237 without a remainder.

1, 23, 619

Step-4: Factors of 14242

List of positive integer factors of 14242 that divides 14237 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14237 and 14242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14237 and 14242 is 1.

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