What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14872 and 14887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14872 and 14887 is 1.

GCF(14872,14887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14872 and 14887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14872 and 14887.

How to find the GCF of 14872 and 14887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14872 and 14887. After we will calculate the factors of 14872 and 14887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14872

Prime factors of 14872 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 14872 in exponential form is:

14872 = 2³ × 11¹ × 13²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14887

Prime factors of 14887 are 14887. Prime factorization of 14887 in exponential form is:

14887 = 14887¹

Step-3: Factors of 14872

List of positive integer factors of 14872 that divides 14872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 88, 104, 143, 169, 286, 338, 572, 676, 1144, 1352, 1859, 3718, 7436

Step-4: Factors of 14887

List of positive integer factors of 14887 that divides 14872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14872 and 14887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14872 and 14887 is 1.

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