What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14643 and 14656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14643 and 14656 is 1.

GCF(14643,14656) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14643 and 14656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14643 and 14656.

How to find the GCF of 14643 and 14656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14643 and 14656. After we will calculate the factors of 14643 and 14656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14643

Prime factors of 14643 are 3, 1627. Prime factorization of 14643 in exponential form is:

14643 = 3² × 1627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14656

Prime factors of 14656 are 2, 229. Prime factorization of 14656 in exponential form is:

14656 = 2⁶ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 14643

List of positive integer factors of 14643 that divides 14643 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1627, 4881

Step-4: Factors of 14656

List of positive integer factors of 14656 that divides 14643 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 229, 458, 916, 1832, 3664, 7328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14643 and 14656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14643 and 14656 is 1.

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