What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14531 and 14542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14531 and 14542 is 11.

GCF(14531,14542) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14531 and 14542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14531 and 14542.

How to find the GCF of 14531 and 14542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14531 and 14542. After we will calculate the factors of 14531 and 14542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14531

Prime factors of 14531 are 11, 1321. Prime factorization of 14531 in exponential form is:

14531 = 11¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14542

Prime factors of 14542 are 2, 11, 661. Prime factorization of 14542 in exponential form is:

14542 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 14531

List of positive integer factors of 14531 that divides 14531 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1321

Step-4: Factors of 14542

List of positive integer factors of 14542 that divides 14531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 661, 1322, 7271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14531 and 14542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14531 and 14542 is 11.

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