What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14940 and 14951?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14940 and 14951 is 1.

GCF(14940,14951) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14940 and 14951, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14940 and 14951.

How to find the GCF of 14940 and 14951?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14940 and 14951. After we will calculate the factors of 14940 and 14951 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14940

Prime factors of 14940 are 2, 3, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 14940 in exponential form is:

14940 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14951

Prime factors of 14951 are 14951. Prime factorization of 14951 in exponential form is:

14951 = 14951¹

Step-3: Factors of 14940

List of positive integer factors of 14940 that divides 14940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 83, 90, 166, 180, 249, 332, 415, 498, 747, 830, 996, 1245, 1494, 1660, 2490, 2988, 3735, 4980, 7470

Step-4: Factors of 14951

List of positive integer factors of 14951 that divides 14940 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14940 and 14951. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14940 and 14951 is 1.

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