What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14697 and 14709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14697 and 14709 is 3.

GCF(14697,14709) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14697 and 14709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14697 and 14709.

How to find the GCF of 14697 and 14709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14697 and 14709. After we will calculate the factors of 14697 and 14709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14697

Prime factors of 14697 are 3, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 14697 in exponential form is:

14697 = 3² × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14709

Prime factors of 14709 are 3, 4903. Prime factorization of 14709 in exponential form is:

14709 = 3¹ × 4903¹

Step-3: Factors of 14697

List of positive integer factors of 14697 that divides 14697 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 71, 207, 213, 639, 1633, 4899

Step-4: Factors of 14709

List of positive integer factors of 14709 that divides 14697 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14697 and 14709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14697 and 14709 is 3.

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