What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14541 and 14553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14541 and 14553 is 3.

GCF(14541,14553) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14541 and 14553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14541 and 14553.

How to find the GCF of 14541 and 14553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14541 and 14553. After we will calculate the factors of 14541 and 14553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14541

Prime factors of 14541 are 3, 37, 131. Prime factorization of 14541 in exponential form is:

14541 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14553

Prime factors of 14553 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 14553 in exponential form is:

14553 = 3³ × 7² × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 14541

List of positive integer factors of 14541 that divides 14541 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 131, 393, 4847

Step-4: Factors of 14553

List of positive integer factors of 14553 that divides 14541 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 21, 27, 33, 49, 63, 77, 99, 147, 189, 231, 297, 441, 539, 693, 1323, 1617, 2079, 4851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14541 and 14553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14541 and 14553 is 3.

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