What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14739 and 14743?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14739 and 14743 is 1.

GCF(14739,14743) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14739 and 14743, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14739 and 14743.

How to find the GCF of 14739 and 14743?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14739 and 14743. After we will calculate the factors of 14739 and 14743 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14739

Prime factors of 14739 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 14739 in exponential form is:

14739 = 3¹ × 17³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14743

Prime factors of 14743 are 23, 641. Prime factorization of 14743 in exponential form is:

14743 = 23¹ × 641¹

Step-3: Factors of 14739

List of positive integer factors of 14739 that divides 14739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 289, 867, 4913

Step-4: Factors of 14743

List of positive integer factors of 14743 that divides 14739 without a remainder.

1, 23, 641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14739 and 14743. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14739 and 14743 is 1.

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