What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14271 and 14286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14271 and 14286 is 3.

GCF(14271,14286) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14271 and 14286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14271 and 14286.

How to find the GCF of 14271 and 14286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14271 and 14286. After we will calculate the factors of 14271 and 14286 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 14286

Prime factors of 14286 are 2, 3, 2381. Prime factorization of 14286 in exponential form is:

14286 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2381¹

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 14286

List of positive integer factors of 14286 that divides 14271 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2381, 4762, 7143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14271 and 14286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14271 and 14286 is 3.

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