What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14559 and 14572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14559 and 14572 is 1.

GCF(14559,14572) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14559 and 14572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14559 and 14572.

How to find the GCF of 14559 and 14572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14559 and 14572. After we will calculate the factors of 14559 and 14572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14559

Prime factors of 14559 are 3, 23, 211. Prime factorization of 14559 in exponential form is:

14559 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14572

Prime factors of 14572 are 2, 3643. Prime factorization of 14572 in exponential form is:

14572 = 2² × 3643¹

Step-3: Factors of 14559

List of positive integer factors of 14559 that divides 14559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 211, 633, 4853

Step-4: Factors of 14572

List of positive integer factors of 14572 that divides 14559 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3643, 7286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14559 and 14572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14559 and 14572 is 1.

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