What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14271 and 14277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14271 and 14277 is 3.

GCF(14271,14277) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14271 and 14277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14271 and 14277.

How to find the GCF of 14271 and 14277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14271 and 14277. After we will calculate the factors of 14271 and 14277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14271

Prime factors of 14271 are 3, 67, 71. Prime factorization of 14271 in exponential form is:

14271 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 71¹

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 14271

List of positive integer factors of 14271 that divides 14271 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 71, 201, 213, 4757

Step-4: Factors of 14277

List of positive integer factors of 14277 that divides 14271 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14271 and 14277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14271 and 14277 is 3.

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