What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14862 and 14871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14862 and 14871 is 3.

GCF(14862,14871) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14862 and 14871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14862 and 14871.

How to find the GCF of 14862 and 14871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14862 and 14871. After we will calculate the factors of 14862 and 14871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14862

Prime factors of 14862 are 2, 3, 2477. Prime factorization of 14862 in exponential form is:

14862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14871

Prime factors of 14871 are 3, 4957. Prime factorization of 14871 in exponential form is:

14871 = 3¹ × 4957¹

Step-3: Factors of 14862

List of positive integer factors of 14862 that divides 14862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2477, 4954, 7431

Step-4: Factors of 14871

List of positive integer factors of 14871 that divides 14862 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14862 and 14871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14862 and 14871 is 3.

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