What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14659 and 14677?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14659 and 14677 is 1.

GCF(14659,14677) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14659 and 14677, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14659 and 14677.

How to find the GCF of 14659 and 14677?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14659 and 14677. After we will calculate the factors of 14659 and 14677 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14659

Prime factors of 14659 are 107, 137. Prime factorization of 14659 in exponential form is:

14659 = 107¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14677

Prime factors of 14677 are 13, 1129. Prime factorization of 14677 in exponential form is:

14677 = 13¹ × 1129¹

Step-3: Factors of 14659

List of positive integer factors of 14659 that divides 14659 without a remainder.

1, 107, 137

Step-4: Factors of 14677

List of positive integer factors of 14677 that divides 14659 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14659 and 14677. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14659 and 14677 is 1.

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