What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14487 and 14499?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14487 and 14499 is 3.

GCF(14487,14499) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14487 and 14499, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14487 and 14499.

How to find the GCF of 14487 and 14499?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14487 and 14499. After we will calculate the factors of 14487 and 14499 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14487

Prime factors of 14487 are 3, 11, 439. Prime factorization of 14487 in exponential form is:

14487 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14499

Prime factors of 14499 are 3, 179. Prime factorization of 14499 in exponential form is:

14499 = 3⁴ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 14487

List of positive integer factors of 14487 that divides 14487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 439, 1317, 4829

Step-4: Factors of 14499

List of positive integer factors of 14499 that divides 14487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 179, 537, 1611, 4833

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14487 and 14499. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14487 and 14499 is 3.

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