What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14889 and 14903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14889 and 14903 is 7.

GCF(14889,14903) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14889 and 14903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14889 and 14903.

How to find the GCF of 14889 and 14903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14889 and 14903. After we will calculate the factors of 14889 and 14903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14889

Prime factors of 14889 are 3, 7, 709. Prime factorization of 14889 in exponential form is:

14889 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14903

Prime factors of 14903 are 7, 2129. Prime factorization of 14903 in exponential form is:

14903 = 7¹ × 2129¹

Step-3: Factors of 14889

List of positive integer factors of 14889 that divides 14889 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 709, 2127, 4963

Step-4: Factors of 14903

List of positive integer factors of 14903 that divides 14889 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14889 and 14903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14889 and 14903 is 7.

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