What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14780 and 14785?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14780 and 14785 is 5.

GCF(14780,14785) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14780 and 14785, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14780 and 14785.

How to find the GCF of 14780 and 14785?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14780 and 14785. After we will calculate the factors of 14780 and 14785 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14780

Prime factors of 14780 are 2, 5, 739. Prime factorization of 14780 in exponential form is:

14780 = 2² × 5¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14785

Prime factors of 14785 are 5, 2957. Prime factorization of 14785 in exponential form is:

14785 = 5¹ × 2957¹

Step-3: Factors of 14780

List of positive integer factors of 14780 that divides 14780 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 739, 1478, 2956, 3695, 7390

Step-4: Factors of 14785

List of positive integer factors of 14785 that divides 14780 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14780 and 14785. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14780 and 14785 is 5.

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