What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14262 and 14277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14262 and 14277 is 3.

GCF(14262,14277) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14262 and 14277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14262 and 14277.

How to find the GCF of 14262 and 14277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14262 and 14277. After we will calculate the factors of 14262 and 14277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14262

Prime factors of 14262 are 2, 3, 2377. Prime factorization of 14262 in exponential form is:

14262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2377¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14277

Prime factors of 14277 are 3, 4759. Prime factorization of 14277 in exponential form is:

14277 = 3¹ × 4759¹

Step-3: Factors of 14262

List of positive integer factors of 14262 that divides 14262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2377, 4754, 7131

Step-4: Factors of 14277

List of positive integer factors of 14277 that divides 14262 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14262 and 14277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14262 and 14277 is 3.

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