What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14787 and 14799?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14787 and 14799 is 3.

GCF(14787,14799) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14787 and 14799, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14787 and 14799.

How to find the GCF of 14787 and 14799?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14787 and 14799. After we will calculate the factors of 14787 and 14799 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14787

Prime factors of 14787 are 3, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 14787 in exponential form is:

14787 = 3² × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14799

Prime factors of 14799 are 3, 4933. Prime factorization of 14799 in exponential form is:

14799 = 3¹ × 4933¹

Step-3: Factors of 14787

List of positive integer factors of 14787 that divides 14787 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 53, 93, 159, 279, 477, 1643, 4929

Step-4: Factors of 14799

List of positive integer factors of 14799 that divides 14787 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4933

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14787 and 14799. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14787 and 14799 is 3.

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