What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14421 and 14426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14421 and 14426 is 1.

GCF(14421,14426) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14421 and 14426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14421 and 14426.

How to find the GCF of 14421 and 14426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14421 and 14426. After we will calculate the factors of 14421 and 14426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14421

Prime factors of 14421 are 3, 11, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 14421 in exponential form is:

14421 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14426

Prime factors of 14426 are 2, 7213. Prime factorization of 14426 in exponential form is:

14426 = 2¹ × 7213¹

Step-3: Factors of 14421

List of positive integer factors of 14421 that divides 14421 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 19, 23, 33, 57, 69, 209, 253, 437, 627, 759, 1311, 4807

Step-4: Factors of 14426

List of positive integer factors of 14426 that divides 14421 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14421 and 14426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14421 and 14426 is 1.

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