What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14242 and 14261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14242 and 14261 is 1.

GCF(14242,14261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14242 and 14261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14242 and 14261.

How to find the GCF of 14242 and 14261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14242 and 14261. After we will calculate the factors of 14242 and 14261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14242

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

14242 = 2¹ × 7121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14261

Prime factors of 14261 are 13, 1097. Prime factorization of 14261 in exponential form is:

14261 = 13¹ × 1097¹

Step-3: Factors of 14242

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

1, 2, 7121

Step-4: Factors of 14261

List of positive integer factors of 14261 that divides 14242 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1097

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14242 and 14261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14242 and 14261 is 1.

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