What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14635 and 14642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14635 and 14642 is 1.

GCF(14635,14642) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14635 and 14642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14635 and 14642.

How to find the GCF of 14635 and 14642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14635 and 14642. After we will calculate the factors of 14635 and 14642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14635

Prime factors of 14635 are 5, 2927. Prime factorization of 14635 in exponential form is:

14635 = 5¹ × 2927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14642

Prime factors of 14642 are 2, 7321. Prime factorization of 14642 in exponential form is:

14642 = 2¹ × 7321¹

Step-3: Factors of 14635

List of positive integer factors of 14635 that divides 14635 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2927

Step-4: Factors of 14642

List of positive integer factors of 14642 that divides 14635 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14635 and 14642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14635 and 14642 is 1.

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