What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14778 and 14793?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14778 and 14793 is 3.

GCF(14778,14793) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14778 and 14793, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14778 and 14793.

How to find the GCF of 14778 and 14793?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14778 and 14793. After we will calculate the factors of 14778 and 14793 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14778

Prime factors of 14778 are 2, 3, 821. Prime factorization of 14778 in exponential form is:

14778 = 2¹ × 3² × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14793

Prime factors of 14793 are 3, 4931. Prime factorization of 14793 in exponential form is:

14793 = 3¹ × 4931¹

Step-3: Factors of 14778

List of positive integer factors of 14778 that divides 14778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 821, 1642, 2463, 4926, 7389

Step-4: Factors of 14793

List of positive integer factors of 14793 that divides 14778 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14778 and 14793. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14778 and 14793 is 3.

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