What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14960 and 14971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14960 and 14971 is 11.

GCF(14960,14971) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14960 and 14971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14960 and 14971.

How to find the GCF of 14960 and 14971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14960 and 14971. After we will calculate the factors of 14960 and 14971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14960

Prime factors of 14960 are 2, 5, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 14960 in exponential form is:

14960 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14971

Prime factors of 14971 are 11, 1361. Prime factorization of 14971 in exponential form is:

14971 = 11¹ × 1361¹

Step-3: Factors of 14960

List of positive integer factors of 14960 that divides 14960 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20, 22, 34, 40, 44, 55, 68, 80, 85, 88, 110, 136, 170, 176, 187, 220, 272, 340, 374, 440, 680, 748, 880, 935, 1360, 1496, 1870, 2992, 3740, 7480

Step-4: Factors of 14971

List of positive integer factors of 14971 that divides 14960 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1361

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14960 and 14971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14960 and 14971 is 11.

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