What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14966 and 14981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14966 and 14981 is 1.

GCF(14966,14981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14966 and 14981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14966 and 14981.

How to find the GCF of 14966 and 14981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14966 and 14981. After we will calculate the factors of 14966 and 14981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14966

Prime factors of 14966 are 2, 7, 1069. Prime factorization of 14966 in exponential form is:

14966 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14981

Prime factors of 14981 are 71, 211. Prime factorization of 14981 in exponential form is:

14981 = 71¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 14966

List of positive integer factors of 14966 that divides 14966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1069, 2138, 7483

Step-4: Factors of 14981

List of positive integer factors of 14981 that divides 14966 without a remainder.

1, 71, 211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14966 and 14981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14966 and 14981 is 1.

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