What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14929 and 14942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14929 and 14942 is 1.

GCF(14929,14942) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14929 and 14942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14929 and 14942.

How to find the GCF of 14929 and 14942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14929 and 14942. After we will calculate the factors of 14929 and 14942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14929

Prime factors of 14929 are 14929. Prime factorization of 14929 in exponential form is:

14929 = 14929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14942

Prime factors of 14942 are 2, 31, 241. Prime factorization of 14942 in exponential form is:

14942 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 14929

List of positive integer factors of 14929 that divides 14929 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 14942

List of positive integer factors of 14942 that divides 14929 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 241, 482, 7471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14929 and 14942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14929 and 14942 is 1.

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