What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14238 and 14243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14238 and 14243 is 1.

GCF(14238,14243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14238 and 14243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14238 and 14243.

How to find the GCF of 14238 and 14243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14238 and 14243. After we will calculate the factors of 14238 and 14243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14238

Prime factors of 14238 are 2, 3, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 14238 in exponential form is:

14238 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14243

Prime factors of 14243 are 14243. Prime factorization of 14243 in exponential form is:

14243 = 14243¹

Step-3: Factors of 14238

List of positive integer factors of 14238 that divides 14238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 113, 126, 226, 339, 678, 791, 1017, 1582, 2034, 2373, 4746, 7119

Step-4: Factors of 14243

List of positive integer factors of 14243 that divides 14238 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14238 and 14243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14238 and 14243 is 1.

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