What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14901 and 14918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14901 and 14918 is 1.

GCF(14901,14918) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14901 and 14918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14901 and 14918.

How to find the GCF of 14901 and 14918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14901 and 14918. After we will calculate the factors of 14901 and 14918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14901

Prime factors of 14901 are 3, 4967. Prime factorization of 14901 in exponential form is:

14901 = 3¹ × 4967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14918

Prime factors of 14918 are 2, 7459. Prime factorization of 14918 in exponential form is:

14918 = 2¹ × 7459¹

Step-3: Factors of 14901

List of positive integer factors of 14901 that divides 14901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 4967

Step-4: Factors of 14918

List of positive integer factors of 14918 that divides 14901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14901 and 14918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14901 and 14918 is 1.

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