What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14847 and 14865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14847 and 14865 is 3.

GCF(14847,14865) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14847 and 14865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14847 and 14865.

How to find the GCF of 14847 and 14865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14847 and 14865. After we will calculate the factors of 14847 and 14865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14847

Prime factors of 14847 are 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 14847 in exponential form is:

14847 = 3¹ × 7² × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14865

Prime factors of 14865 are 3, 5, 991. Prime factorization of 14865 in exponential form is:

14865 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 991¹

Step-3: Factors of 14847

List of positive integer factors of 14847 that divides 14847 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 101, 147, 303, 707, 2121, 4949

Step-4: Factors of 14865

List of positive integer factors of 14865 that divides 14847 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 991, 2973, 4955

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14847 and 14865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14847 and 14865 is 3.

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