What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14556 and 14571?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14556 and 14571 is 3.

GCF(14556,14571) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14556 and 14571, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14556 and 14571.

How to find the GCF of 14556 and 14571?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14556 and 14571. After we will calculate the factors of 14556 and 14571 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14556

Prime factors of 14556 are 2, 3, 1213. Prime factorization of 14556 in exponential form is:

14556 = 2² × 3¹ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14571

Prime factors of 14571 are 3, 1619. Prime factorization of 14571 in exponential form is:

14571 = 3² × 1619¹

Step-3: Factors of 14556

List of positive integer factors of 14556 that divides 14556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1213, 2426, 3639, 4852, 7278

Step-4: Factors of 14571

List of positive integer factors of 14571 that divides 14556 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1619, 4857

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14556 and 14571. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14556 and 14571 is 3.

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