What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14601 and 14613?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14601 and 14613 is 3.

GCF(14601,14613) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14601 and 14613, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14601 and 14613.

How to find the GCF of 14601 and 14613?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14601 and 14613. After we will calculate the factors of 14601 and 14613 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14601

Prime factors of 14601 are 3, 31, 157. Prime factorization of 14601 in exponential form is:

14601 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14613

Prime factors of 14613 are 3, 4871. Prime factorization of 14613 in exponential form is:

14613 = 3¹ × 4871¹

Step-3: Factors of 14601

List of positive integer factors of 14601 that divides 14601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 157, 471, 4867

Step-4: Factors of 14613

List of positive integer factors of 14613 that divides 14601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4871

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14601 and 14613. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14601 and 14613 is 3.

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