What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14421 and 14439?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14421 and 14439 is 3.

GCF(14421,14439) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14421 and 14439, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14421 and 14439.

How to find the GCF of 14421 and 14439?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14421 and 14439. After we will calculate the factors of 14421 and 14439 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 14439

Prime factors of 14439 are 3, 4813. Prime factorization of 14439 in exponential form is:

14439 = 3¹ × 4813¹

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 14439

List of positive integer factors of 14439 that divides 14421 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4813

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14421 and 14439. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14421 and 14439 is 3.

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